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Information on EC 2.1.1.160 - caffeine synthase and Organism(s) Theobroma cacao and UniProt Accession A0A061FMF5

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     2 Transferases
         2.1 Transferring one-carbon groups
             2.1.1 Methyltransferases
                2.1.1.160 caffeine synthase
IUBMB Comments
Paraxanthine is the best substrate for this enzyme but the paraxanthine pathway is considered to be a minor pathway for caffeine biosynthesis [2,3].
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UNIPROT: A0A061FMF5
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The taxonomic range for the selected organisms is: Theobroma cacao
The enzyme appears in selected viruses and cellular organisms
Synonyms
caffeine synthase, tea caffeine synthase, tea caffeine synthase 1, 1-n-methyltransferase, n-1 methyltransferase, 7-n-methylxanthine methyltransferase, more
SYSTEMATIC NAME
IUBMB Comments
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3,7-dimethylxanthine N1-methyltransferase
Paraxanthine is the best substrate for this enzyme but the paraxanthine pathway is considered to be a minor pathway for caffeine biosynthesis [2,3].
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
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155215-94-4
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Reversibility
r=reversible
ir=irreversible
?=not specified
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 1,7-dimethylxanthine
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine
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additional information
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Q2HXL8
substrate specificity, overview
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NATURAL SUBSTRATE
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REVERSIBILITY
r=reversible
ir=irreversible
?=not specified
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 1,7-dimethylxanthine
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine
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Q2HXL8
i.e. paraxanthine, alternative route in caffeine biosynthesis
i.e. caffeine
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PROTEIN VARIANTS
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additional information
Q2HXL8
construction and substrate specificity determination of chimeric mutant enzymes composed of theobromine synthase and inactive caffeine synthase, EC 2.1.1.160, overview
CLONED (Commentary)
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DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, expression of wild-type and chimeric mutant enzymes in Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3), phylogenetic analysis
Q2HXL8
REF.
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Yoneyama, N.; Morimoto, H.; Ye, C.X.; Ashihara, H.; Mizuno, K.; Kato, M.
Substrate specificity of N-methyltransferase involved in purine alkaloids synthesis is dependent upon one amino acid residue of the enzyme
Mol. Genet. Genomics
275
125-135
2006
Camellia irrawadiensis (Q2HXL9), Camellia ptilophylla (Q2HXI6), Theobroma cacao (Q2HXL8)
Manually annotated by BRENDA team