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MeSH Supplementary: caffeine synthase
Unique ID: C120479
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C120479
Entry Term(s): 7-methylxanthine 3-N-methyltransferase; theobromine 1-N-methyltransferase
Registry Numbers: EC 2.1.1.-
Heading Mapped to: *Methyltransferases
Frequency: 27
Note: catalyzes last two steps of caffeine synthesis, converting 7-methylxanthine to theobromine and then to caffeine; 20 amino acid N-terminal sequence in first source
Source: Plant Physiol 1999 Jun 120(2):579-86
Date of Entry: 1999/09/29
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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