Protein
Uroporphyrinogen-III C-methyltransferase
Organism
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (strain ATCC 15692 / DSM 22644 / CIP 104116 / JCM 14847 / LMG 12228 / 1C / PRS 101 / PAO1)
Function
Catalyzes both methylations at C-2 and C-7 of uroporphyrinogen III leading to precorrin-1 and precorrin-2; their oxidative esterification gives respectively factor I octamethyl ester and sirohydrochlorin.
Similarity
Belongs to the precorrin methyltransferase family.
Sequence
MSGKVWLVGAGPGDPELLTLKAVRALQDADVVMVDDLVNPSILEHCPSARLVRVGKRGGCRSTPQDFIQRLMLRHARQGRSVVRLKGGDPCIFGRAGEEAEWLARHGIDSEIVNGITAGLAGATACGIPLTYRGISRGVTLVTAHTQDDSPLAWEALARSGTTLVVYMGVARLAEIQAGLLAGGMAEDTPLAMIENATLGNQRECRSNLGELLRDAGRFALKSPAILVIGEVTRDIVSQPISLSA