CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Vaccinia Virus protein VP39
Functional Family Catechol O-methyltransferase

Enzyme Information

2.1.1.6
Catechol O-methyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P22734
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a catechol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + a guaiacol.
-!- The mammalian enzymes act more rapidly on catecholamines such as adrenaline or noradrenaline than on catechols.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P22734
COMT_RAT
Rattus norvegicus
Catechol O-methyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 5K09
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Design of Potent and Druglike Nonphenolic Inhibitors for Catechol O-Methyltransferase Derived from a Fragment Screening Approach Targeting the S-Adenosyl-l-methionine Pocket.
Lerner, C., Jakob-Roetne, R., Buettelmann, B., Ehler, A., Rudolph, M., Rodriguez Sarmiento, R.M.
J. Med. Chem.