Fatty-acid O-methyltransferase

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a fatty acid $rightleftharpoons$ S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a fatty acid methyl ester

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-adenosyl methionine and fatty acid, whereas its two products are S-adenosylhomocysteine and fatty acid methyl ester.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-adenosyl-L-methionine:fatty-acid O-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include fatty acid methyltransferase, and fatty acid O-methyltransferase.

References

• Akamatsu Y, Law JH "The enzymatic synthesis of fatty acid methyl esters by carboxyl group alkylation". J. Biol. Chem. 245 709–13.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes