CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Vaccinia Virus protein VP39
Functional Family Catechol O-methyltransferase

Enzyme Information

2.1.1.6
Catechol O-methyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt O88587
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a catechol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a guaiacol.
-!- The mammalian enzymes act more rapidly on catecholamines such as adrenaline or noradrenaline than on catechols.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

O88587
COMT_MOUSE
Mus musculus
Catechol O-methyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 4P58
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
A fragment-based approach to identifying S-adenosyl-l-methionine -competitive inhibitors of catechol O-methyl transferase (COMT).
Lanier, M., Ambrus, G., Cole, D.C., Davenport, R., Ellery, J., Fosbeary, R., Jennings, A.J., Kadotani, A., Kamada, Y., Kamran, R., Matsumoto, S., Mizukami, A., Okubo, S., Okada, K., Saikatendu, K., Walsh, L., Wu, H., Hixon, M.S.
J.Med.Chem.
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