magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase activity

Term ID

GO:0046406

Synonyms

• (-)-S-adenosyl-L-methionine:magnesium-protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase activity
• magnesium-protoporphyrin O-methyltransferase activity
• Mg-protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase activity
• S-adenosyl-L-methionine:magnesium-protoporphyrin O-methyltransferase activity
• S-adenosyl-L-methionine:magnesium-protoporphyrin-IX O-methyltransferase activity
• S-adenosyl-L-methionine:Mg protoporphyrin methyltransferase activity
• S-adenosylmethionine-magnesium protoporphyrin methyltransferase activity
• S-adenosylmethioninemagnesium protoporphyrin methyltransferase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: Mg-protoporphyrin IX + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = Mg-protoporphyrin IX 13-monomethyl ester + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine.

References

• EC:2.1.1.11
• KEGG_REACTION:R04237
• MetaCyc:RXN-MG-PROTOPORPHYRIN-METHYLESTER-SYN
• RHEA:17809

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO