NCBI Accession #
NP_200227.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_124796.4
NCBI Official Full Name
O-methyltransferase 1
NCBI Official Symbol
OMT1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
AtCOMT; ATOMT1; caffeate O-methyltransferase 1; COMT1; K18G13.3; K18G13_3; O-methyltransferase 1; O-METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; O-methyltransferase 3; OMT3
NCBI Protein Information
O-methyltransferase 1
NCBI Summary
A caffeic acid/5-hydroxyferulic acid O-methyltransferase. Interacts with 14-4-3 proteins in yeast 2 hybrid assay. AtOMT1 (At5g54160) encodes a flavonol 3?-O-methyltransferase that is highly active towards quercetin and myricetin. The substrate specificity identifies the enzyme as flavonol 3?-methyltransferase which replaces the former annotation of the gene to encode a caffeic acid/5-hydroxyferulic acid O-methyltransferase
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
COMT1; AtOMT1
UniProt Protein Name
Flavone 3'-O-methyltransferase 1
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase OMT1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9FK25
UniProt Secondary Accession #
O49964; Q42170
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9FK25
UniProt Comments
Methylates OH residues of flavonoid compounds. Converts quercetin into isorhamnetin. Dihydroquercetin is not a substrate. Catalyzes the methylation of monolignols, the lignin precursors. Does not contribute to the phenylpropanoid pattern of the pollen tryphine, but is probably confined to isorhamnetin glycoside biosynthesis (PubMed:10700397, PubMed:12777055, PubMed:20652169, PubMed:22258746). Involved in melatonin biosynthesis. Can function as acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase. Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group onto N-acetylserotonin, producing melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) (PubMed:25039887).