Enzyme

The enzyme catalyses the 4'-methylation of naringenin. In vitro it catalyses the 4'-methylation of apigenin, quercetin, daidzein and genistein.

FOMT4

Enzyme

Flavonoid 4'-O-methyltransferase

Enzyme name

EC:2.1.1.231

Entry

Transferases;Transferring one-carbon groups;Methyltransferases

Class

S-adenosyl-L-methionine:flavonoid 4'-O-methyltransferase

Sysname

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a 4'-hydroxyflavanone = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a 4'-methoxyflavanone [RN:R09792]

Reaction

S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD:C00021];4'-methoxyflavanone [CPD:C19895]

Product

Species information

Toona sinensis

Species name

Toona sinensis is a species of eudicot in the family Meliaceae (mahogany family).

Species info

Sheng jun & Dong yang Teams, Yunnan agriculture University