IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 2.1.1.276

Accepted name: gibberellin A4 carboxyl methyltransferase

Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + gibberellin A4 = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + methyl gibberellin A4

Glossary: gibberellin A4 = (1S,2S,4aR,4bR,7R,9aR,10S,10aR)-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-8-methylidene-13-oxododecahydro-4a,1-(epoxymethano)-7,9a-methanobenzo[a]azulene-10-carboxylic acid
methyl gibberellin A4 = methyl (1S,2S,4aR,4bR,7R,9aR,10S,10aR)-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-8-methylene-13-oxododecahydro-4a,1-(epoxymethano)-7,9a-methanobenzo[a]azulene-10-carboxylate

Other name(s): GAMT2; gibberellin A4 O-methyltransferase

Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:gibberellin A4 O-methyltransferase

Comments: The enzyme also methylates gibberellins A34 (80%), A9 (60%), and A3 (45%) with significant activity.

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References:

1. Varbanova, M., Yamaguchi, S., Yang, Y., McKelvey, K., Hanada, A., Borochov, R., Yu, F., Jikumaru, Y., Ross, J., Cortes, D., Ma, C.J., Noel, J.P., Mander, L., Shulaev, V., Kamiya, Y., Rodermel, S., Weiss, D. and Pichersky, E. Methylation of gibberellins by Arabidopsis GAMT1 and GAMT2. Plant Cell 19 (2007) 32-45. [PMID: 17220201]

[EC 2.1.1.276 created 2013]


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