ENTRY       EC 2.1.1.109
NAME        Demethylsterigmatocystin 6-O-methyltransferase
CLASS       Transferases
            Transferring one-carbon groups
            Methyltransferases
SYSNAME     S-Adenosyl-L-methionine:6-demethylsterigmatocystin
            $ 6-O-methyltransferase
REACTION    S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + 6-Demethylsterigmatocystin =
            S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + Sterigmatocystin
SUBSTRATE   S-Adenosyl-L-methionine
            6-Demethylsterigmatocystin
            Dihydromethylsterigmatocystin
PRODUCT     S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
            Sterigmatocystin
COMMENT     Dihydromethylsterigmatocystin can also act as acceptor.  Involved
            in the biosynthesis of aflatoxins in fungi.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.1.1.109
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.1.1.109
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