Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + nocamycin E = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + nocamycin I
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Glossary: nocamycin E = (2R,3S,3aS,5R,6R,7S,9aS)-5-[(2R,3E,5E)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-7-(2,4-dioxopyrroliden-3-ylidene)hepta-3,5-dien-2-yl]-2,6,9a-trimethyl-8-oxooctahydro-3a,7-epoxyfuro[3,2-b]oxocine-3-carboxylate
nocamycin I = methyl (2R,3S,3aS,5R,6R,7S,9aS)-5-[(2R,3E,5E)-7-hydroxy-4-methyl-7-(2,4-dioxopyrroliden-3-ylidene)hepta-3,5-dien-2-yl]-2,6,9a-trimethyl-8-oxooctahydro-3a,7-epoxyfuro[3,2-b]oxocine-3-carboxylate
Other name(s): ncmP (gene name)
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:nocamycin E O-methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, isolated from the bacterium Saccharothrix syringae, is involved in the biosynthesis of nocamycin I and nocamycin II.
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References:
1. Mo, X., Gui, C. and Wang, Q. Elucidation of a carboxylate O-methyltransferase NcmP in nocamycin biosynthetic pathway. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 27 (2017) 4431-4435. [PMID: 28818448]