Caffeine synthase is a methyltransferase enzyme involved in the caffeine biosynthesis pathway. It is expressed in tea species, coffee species, and cocoa species. The enzyme catalyses the following reactions:[1]
Caffeine synthase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 2.1.1.160 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 155215-94-4 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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Caffeine synthase is expressed in the Camellia species irrawadiensis, ptilophylla, and sinensis;[2] the Coffea species arabica,[3][4] and canephora;[5] and in Theobroma cacao.[6]