Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 3-hydroxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3-methoxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate
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Other name(s): AziB2
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3-hydroxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate 3-O-methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme from the bacterium Streptomyces sahachiroi is involved in the biosynthesis of 3-methoxy-5-methyl-1-naphthoate, a component of of the the antitumor antibiotic azinomycin B.
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References:
1. Ding, W., Deng, W., Tang, M., Zhang, Q., Tang, G., Bi, Y. and Liu, W. Biosynthesis of 3-methoxy-5-methyl naphthoic acid and its incorporation into the antitumor antibiotic azinomycin B. Mol. Biosyst. 6 (2010) 1071-1081. [PMID: 20485749]