Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 6-hydroxytryprostatin B = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + tryprostatin A
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Glossary: 6-hydroxytryprostatin B = (3S,8aS)-3-{[6-hydroxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl]methyl}hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-1,4-dione
tryprostatin A = (3S,8aS)-3-{[6-methoxy-2-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl]methyl}hexahydropyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-1,4-dione
Other name(s): ftmD (gene name)
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:6-hydroxytryprostatin B O-methyltransferase
Comments: Involved in the biosynthetic pathways of several indole alkaloids such as tryprostatins, fumitremorgins and verruculogen.
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References:
1. Kato, N., Suzuki, H., Okumura, H., Takahashi, S. and Osada, H. A point mutation in ftmD blocks the fumitremorgin biosynthetic pathway in Aspergillus fumigatus strain Af293. Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 77 (2013) 1061-1067. [PMID: 23649274]