Squalene methyltransferase

Squalene methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.262, TMT-1, TMT-2) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:squalene C-methyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + squalene 2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3,22-dimethyl-1,2,23,24-tetradehydro-2,3,22,23-tetrahydrosqualene (overall reaction)
(1a) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + squalene S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3-methyl-1,2-didehydro-2,3-dihydrosqualene
(1b) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 3-methyl-1,2-didehydro-2,3-dihydrosqualene S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3,22-dimethyl-1,2,23,24-tetradehydro-2,3,22,23-tetrahydrosqualene
Squalene methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.1.1.262
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

There are two isoforms in the green alga Botryococcus braunii BOT22 that differ in their specificity .

References

  1. Niehaus TD, Kinison S, Okada S, Yeo YS, Bell SA, Cui P, Devarenne TP, Chappell J (March 2012). "Functional identification of triterpene methyltransferases from Botryococcus braunii race B". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287 (11): 8163–73. doi:10.1074/jbc.m111.316059. PMC 3318757. PMID 22241476.
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