Reaction: (1) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 8,12-diethyl-3-vinylbacteriochlorophyllide d = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 12-ethyl-8-propyl-3-vinylbacteriochlorophyllide d
(2) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 12-ethyl-8-propyl-3-vinylbacteriochlorophyllide d = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 12-ethyl-8-isobutyl-3-vinylbacteriochlorophyllide d
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Other name(s): bchQ (gene name)
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:8,12-diethyl-3-vinylbacteriochlorophyllide-d C-82-methyltransferase
Comments: This enzyme, found in green sulfur bacteria (Chlorobiaceae) and green flimentous bacteria (Chloroflexaceae), is a radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) enzyme and contains a [4Fe-4S] cluster. It adds one or two methyl groups at the C-82 position of bacteriochlorophylls of the c, d and e types. These methylations play a role in fine-tuning the structural arrangement of the bacteriochlorophyll aggregates in chlorosomes and therefore directly influence chlorosomal absorption properties.
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References:
1. Gomez Maqueo Chew, A., Frigaard, N.U. and Bryant, D.A. Bacteriochlorophyllide c C-82 and C-121 methyltransferases are essential for adaptation to low light in Chlorobaculum tepidum. J. Bacteriol. 189 (2007) 6176-6184. [PMID: 17586634]