2.1.1.158 A23S site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits no 3-N methylation activity like the wild-type, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 A23S/L191P/H219R site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits no 3-N methylation activity like the wild-type, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 A23S/P104Q/H219R site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits no 3-N methylation activity like the wild-type, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 A23S/P104Q/Q161H/H219R site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits 3-N methylation activity in contrast to the wild-type enzyme, the mutant shows 60% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 A23S/P104Q/Q161H/L191P/H219R site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits 3-N methylation activity in contrast to the wild-type enzyme, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 A23S/Q161H/H219R site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits 3-N methylation activity in contrast to the wild-type enzyme, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 A23S/Q161H/L191P/H219R site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits 3-N methylation activity in contrast to the wild-type enzyme, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 H219R site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits no 3-N methylation activity like the wild-type, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 L191P site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant exhibits no 3-N methylation activity like the wild-type, the mutant shows over 80% of wild-type 7-methylation activity 721124 2.1.1.158 additional information construction of several enzyme mutants, overview. The mutants of CmXRS1, that have 3-N methylation activity and produce caffeine from paraxanthine as a substrate, need to have replacement of the glutamine residue by histidine at position 161 in the CmXRS1 sequence, i.e. a Q161H mutation, overview 721124