Medical Definition of S-adenosylmethionine-tocopherol methyltransferase
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Catalyses methylation of positions 7 or 8 of the tocol ring, forming gamma-tocopherol (7,8-dimethyltocol); see also EC 2.1.1.95, which converts gamma-tocopherol to alpha-tocopherol (5,7,8-trimethyltocol)
Registry number: EC 2.1.1.-
Synonym: sam-tocopherol methyltransferase
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of S-adenosylmethionine-tocopherol Methyltransferase
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