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2.1.1.6: catechol O-methyltransferase

This is an abbreviated version!
For detailed information about catechol O-methyltransferase, go to the full flat file.

Word Map on EC 2.1.1.6

Reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine
+
a catechol
=
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
 +
a guaiacol

Synonyms

catechol methyltransferase, catechol-O-methyl transferase, catechol-O-methyl transferase, membrane bound, catechol-O-methyl transferase, soluble, catechol-O-methyltransferase, catechol-O-transferase, catecholamine O-methyltransferase, COMT, COMT I, COMT II, COMT-mb, COMT-s, COMT1, COMT2, CTOMT1, L-COMT, MB-COMT, methyltransferase, catechol, S-COMT, SCOMT

ECTree

     2 Transferases
         2.1 Transferring one-carbon groups
             2.1.1 Methyltransferases
                2.1.1.6 catechol O-methyltransferase

Temperature Stability

Temperature Stability on EC 2.1.1.6 - catechol O-methyltransferase

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TEMPERATURE STABILITY
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
COMMENTARY hide
LITERATURE
50 - 60
wild type soluble COMT loses most of the native helical structure in a sharp melting transition between 50 and 60°C
additional information
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variants 108M and 108V differ in their thermal stability with COMT losing catalytic activity more rapidly