Protein
Phenylpyruvate C(3)-methyltransferase
Organism
Streptomyces hygroscopicus
Function
S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase involved in synthesis of the nonproteinogenic amino acid (2S,3S)-beta-methyl-phenylalanine, a building block of the antibiotic mannopeptimycin.
Similarity
Belongs to the methyltransferase superfamily.
Sequence
MSTEVSEAQARRAVADIFNSTLASSAIGAAWELGALDELRENGKLDVSDFAVRHDLHEPAVVGMFTALASVGIVRREGATVVVGPYFDEANHHRSLFHWLNQGSGELFRRMPQVLPNENRTGKFYQRDAGAISYACREISERYFDPAFWAAVDGLGYTPTTVADLGSGSGERLIQIARRFPGVRGLGVDIADGAIAMAEKEVAAKGFGDQISFVRGDARTIDQVSARGEFAEVDLLTCFMMGHDFWPRENCVQTLRKLRAAFPNVRRFLLGDATRTVGIPDRELPVFTLGFEFGHDMMGVYLPTLDEWDGVFEEGGWRCVKKHAIDSLSVSVVFELE