Entry
Name
geranyl diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase;
SCO7701;
GPP methyltransferase;
GPPMT;
2-methyl-GPP synthase;
MGPPS;
geranyl pyrophosphate methyltransferase
Class
Transferases;
Transferring one-carbon groups;
Methyltransferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:geranyl-diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + geranyl diphosphate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (E)-2-methylgeranyl diphosphate [RN:
R09940 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
S-adenosyl-L-methionine [CPD:
C00019 ];
geranyl diphosphate [CPD:
C00341 ]
Product
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD:
C00021 ];
(E)-2-methylgeranyl diphosphate [CPD:
C20235 ]
Comment
This enzyme, along with EC
4.2.3.118 , 2-methylisoborneol synthase, produces 2-methylisoborneol, an odiferous compound produced by soil microorganisms with a strong earthy/musty odour.
History
EC 2.1.1.255 created 2012
Orthology
K16217 geranyl diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase
Genes
NBR : O3I_013630 O3I_015975
NSR : NS506_02329 NS506_05723
NWL : NWFMUON74_35020 NWFMUON74_46180
RFA : A3L23_04940 A3L23_04941
SCO : SCO7701(SCBAC12C8.02)
STRE : GZL_00393 GZL_09220
SLD : T261_00377 T261_0998
STRT : A8713_00475 A8713_31600
SGS : AVL59_27415 AVL59_29230 AVL59_39195
SNR : SNOUR_01180 SNOUR_41455
SPUN : BFF78_28975 BFF78_39080
SGV : B1H19_05225 B1H19_35420
SALJ : SMD11_0059(gppmt) SMD11_0840(gppmt)
SRK : FGW37_01925 FGW37_32360
SFIC : EIZ62_04920 EIZ62_30010
SAOV : G3H79_01800 G3H79_34960 G3H79_38805
SYUN : MOV08_01425 MOV08_42820
KIT : CFP65_0948 CFP65_1068 CFP65_6968
STRH : GXP74_19765 GXP74_21590 GXP74_27015
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Wang CM, Cane DE
Title
Biochemistry and molecular genetics of the biosynthesis of the earthy odorant methylisoborneol in Streptomyces coelicolor.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Ariyawutthiphan O, Ose T, Tsuda M, Gao Y, Yao M, Minami A, Oikawa H, Tanaka I
Title
Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic study of a methyltransferase involved in 2-methylisoborneol biosynthesis in Streptomyces lasaliensis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Komatsu M, Tsuda M, Omura S, Oikawa H, Ikeda H
Title
Identification and functional analysis of genes controlling biosynthesis of 2-methylisoborneol.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Giglio S, Chou WK, Ikeda H, Cane DE, Monis PT
Title
Biosynthesis of 2-methylisoborneol in cyanobacteria.
Journal
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.1.1.255