Enzyme

Requires Mg2+ for activity. The enzyme catalyses the methylation of daidzein and genistein. It does not methylate naringenin, apigenin, luteolin or kaempferol.

HI4'OMT

Enzyme

Isoflavone 4'-O-methyltransferase

Enzyme name

EC:2.1.1.46

Entry

Transferases;Transferring one-carbon groups;Methyltransferases

Class

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

Sysname

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a 4'-hydroxyisoflavone = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a 4'-methoxyisoflavone [RN:R07331]

Reaction

S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD:C00021];4'-methoxyisoflavone [CPD:C03074]

Product

Species information

Cardamine hirsuta

Species name

Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta) is a species of eudicot in the family Brassicaceae (mustard family).

Species info

Sheng jun & Dong yang Teams, Yunnan agriculture University