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Zhang, L.; Luo, Y.; Liu, B.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, W.; Chen, R.; Wang, L.
Overexpression of the maize gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase gene (ZmTMT) increases alpha-tocopherol content in transgenic Arabidopsis and maize seeds (2020), Transgenic Res., 29, 95-104 .

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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment)	Organism
expressed in Escherichia coli and Arabidopsis thaliana	Zea mays

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates	Organism	Comment (Nat. Sub.)	Natural Products	Comment (Nat. Pro.)	Rev.	Reac.
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + gamma-tocopherol	Zea mays	-	S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + alpha-tocopherol	-	?

Organism

Organism	UniProt	Comment	Textmining
Zea mays	-	-	-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates	Comment Substrates	Organism	Products	Comment (Products)	Rev.	Reac.
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + gamma-tocopherol	-	Zea mays	S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + alpha-tocopherol	-	?

Synonyms

Synonyms	Comment	Organism
gamma-TMT	-	Zea mays
gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase	-	Zea mays
VTE4	-	Zea mays

General Information

General Information	Comment	Organism
physiological function	enzyme overexpression increases the alpha-tocopherol content 4-5fold in transgenic Arabidopsis and around 6.5fold in transgenic maize kernels, and increases the alpha-/gamma-tocopherol ratio to approximately 15 and 17, respectively	Zea mays

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