Tricin synthase (, ''ROMT-17'', ''ROMT-15'', ''HvOMT1'', ''ZmOMT1'') is an

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with

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''S-adenosyl-L-methionine:tricetin 3',5'-O-dimethyltransferase''. This enzyme catalyses the following

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: 2

S-adenosyl-L-methionine ''S''-Adenosyl methionine (SAM), also known under the commercial names of SAMe, SAM-e, or AdoMet, is a common cosubstrate involved in methyl group transfers, transsulfuration, and aminopropylation. Although these anabolic reactions occur throug ...

tricetin Tricetin is a flavone, a type of flavonoid. It is a rare aglycone found in the pollen of members of the Myrtaceae, subfamily Leptospermoideae, such as ''Eucalyptus globulus''. This compound shows anticancer effects on human breast adenocarcinoma ...

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2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3',5'-O-dimethyltricetin (overall reaction) :(1a) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + tricetin

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S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3'-O-methyltricetin :(1b) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 3'-O-methyltricetin

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S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3',5'-O-dimethyltricetin The enzymes from ''

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'' (ROMT-15 and ROMT-17) catalyses the stepwise

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of tricetin to its 3'-mono- and 3',5'-dimethyl ethers.

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* {{Portal bar, Biology, border=no EC 2.1.1 Flavones metabolism