NCBI Accession #
P23525.1
NCBI Official Full Name
2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-hydroquinone methyltransferase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
E37
UniProt Protein Name
2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-hydroquinone methyltransferase, chloroplastic
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
37 kDa inner envelope membrane protein; E37; MPBQ/MSBQ methyltransferase
UniProt Primary Accession #
P23525
UniProt Comments
Involved in a key methylation step in both tocopherols (vitamin E) and plastoquinone synthesis. Catalyzes the conversion of 2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-hydroquinone (MPBQ) to 2,3-dimethyl-6-phytyl-1,4-hydroquinone (DMPQ, a substrate for tocopherol cyclase), and 2-methyl-6-solanyl-1,4-benzoquinone (MSBQ) to plastoquinone.