Melatonin biosynthesis requiresN-acetylserotonin methyltransferase activity of caffeic acidO-methyltransferase in rice
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Melatonin biosynthesis requires N-acetylserotonin methyltransferase activity of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase in rice
Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) methylates N-acetylserotonin into melatonin; that is, it has N-acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase (ASMT) activity. The ASMT activity of COMT was first detected in Arabidopsis thaliana COMT (AtCOMT). To confirm the involvement of COMT on melatonin synthesis in other plant species, the ASMT activity of a COMT from rice (Oryza sativa) (OsCOMT) was evaluated...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Botany
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-0957,1460-2431
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv396