ENTRY EC 2.1.1.75
NAME Apigenin 4'-O-methyltransferase
Flavonoid O-methyltransferase
CLASS Transferases
Transferring one-carbon groups
Methyltransferases
SYSNAME S-Adenosyl-L-methionine:5,7,4'-trihydroxyflavone
$ 4'-O-methyltransferase
REACTION S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + 5,7,4'-Trihydroxyflavone =
S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 4'-Methoxy-5,7-dihydroxyflavone
SUBSTRATE S-Adenosyl-L-methionine
5,7,4'-Trihydroxyflavone
Naringenin
PRODUCT S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
Acacetin
4'-Methoxy-5,7-dihydroxyflavonone
COMMENT Converts apigenin into acacetin. Naringenin (5,7,4'-trihydroxy-
flavanone) can also act as acceptor, more slowly.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00940 Biosynthesis of flavonoids
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.1.1.75
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.1.1.75
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