NCBI Accession #
Q06509.1
NCBI Official Full Name
Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase
NCBI Official Symbol
comt
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
OMT; CAOMT; GRMZM5G814904
NCBI Protein Information
caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
COMT
UniProt Protein Name
Caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
S-adenosysl-L-methionine:caffeic acid 3-O-methyltransferase
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q06509
UniProt Related Accession #
Q06509
UniProt Comments
Catalyzes the conversion of caffeic acid to ferulic acid and of 5-hydroxyferulic acid to sinapic acid. The resulting products may subsequently be converted to the corresponding alcohols that are incorporated into lignins.