Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + putrescine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N-methylputrescine
Other name(s): putrescine methyltransferase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:putrescine N-methyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 9075-39-2
References:
1. Mizusaki, S., Tanabe, Y., Noguchi, M. and Tamaki, E. Phytochemical studies on tobacco alkaloids. XIV. The occurence and properties of putrescine N-methyltransferase in tobacco roots. Plant Cell Physiol. 12 (1971) 633-640.