Demethylspheroidene O-methyltransferase

Demethylspheroidene O-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.210, 1-hydroxycarotenoid O-methylase, 1-hydroxycarotenoid methylase, 1-HO-carotenoid methylase, CrtF) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:demethylspheroidene O-methyltransferase.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + demethylspheroidene S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + spheroidene
Demethylspheroidene O-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.1.1.210
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

In Rhodopseudomonas capsulata and Rubrivivax gelatinosus the enzyme is involved in biosynthesis of spheroidene.

References
  1. Badenhop F, Steiger S, Sandmann M, Sandmann G (May 2003). "Expression and biochemical characterization of the 1-HO-carotenoid methylase CrtF from Rhodobacter capsulatus". FEMS Microbiology Letters. 222 (2): 237–42. doi:10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00302-1. PMID 12770713.
  2. Pinta V, Ouchane S, Picaud M, Takaichi S, Astier C, Reiss-Husson F (May 2003). "Characterization of unusual hydroxy- and ketocarotenoids in Rubrivivax gelatinosus: involvement of enzyme CrtF or CrtA". Archives of Microbiology. 179 (5): 354–62. doi:10.1007/s00203-003-0538-3. PMID 12664193.
  3. Scolnik PA, Walker MA, Marrs BL (March 1980). "Biosynthesis of carotenoids derived from neurosporene in Rhodopseudomonas capsulata". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 255 (6): 2427–32. PMID 7358679.


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