We used a combined evolutionary and experimental approach to better understand enzyme
functional divergence within the SABATH gene family of methyltransferases (MTs). These …

Next-generation sequencing has resulted in an explosion of available data, much of which
remains unstudied in terms of biochemical function; yet, experimental characterization of …

Evolutionary mechanisms of substrate specificities of enzyme families remain poorly
understood. Plant SABATH methyltransferases catalyze methylation of the carboxyl group of …

It has been a quarter century since salicylic acid methyltransferase, the founding member of
the plant SABATH enzyme family, was discovered. From making methyl benzoate to …

Methyl salicylate and methyl benzoate have important roles in a variety of processes
including pollinator attraction and plant defence. These compounds are synthesized by …

S-Adenosyl-l-methionine: salicylic acid carboxyl methyltransferase (SAMT) was partially
purified from petals of the annual California plant Clarkia breweri. SAMT catalyzes the …

Using a functional genomic approach we have isolated and characterized a cDNA that
encodes a salicylic acid carboxyl methyltransferase (SAMT) from Antirrhinum majus. The …

Methyl salicylate (MeSA) is a volatile plant secondary metabolite that is an important
contributor to taste and scent of many fruits and flowers. It is synthesized from salicylic acid …

Known SABATH methyltransferases, all of which were identified from seed plants, catalyze
methylation of either the carboxyl group of a variety of low molecular weight metabolites or …

Recently, a novel family of methyltransferases was identified in plants. Some members of
this newly discovered and recently characterized methyltransferase family catalyze the …