In Vitro synthesis of, Methyl Salicylate & Methyl Benzoate, by Nicotiana Suaveolens via BSMT gene
Abstract
The Solanaceae family produces an array of volatiles, which are
thought of having a direct effect on the environment by attracting
pollinators, providing herbivory defense and performing antimicrobial
functions. Nicotiana Suaveolens is a BSMT-type plant,
which has been found to produce a 4-fold higher amount of
methyl benzoate over methyl salicylate (Pott, 2004).
The results suggested that in vitro BSMT is capable of
methylating both substrates with a higher affinity for salicylic
acid (SA) over benzoic acid (BA); having a 6-fold higher
production of methyl salicylate. (Figure 1A) This could have
been due to mutations and the structure of the active site. In the
presence of only 1 substrate it was able to methylate what was
provided. ( Figure 1 B, C, D) The BSMT genes that were
mutated to perform as SAMT genes had zero yields; therefore,
the gene was thought to have degraded or become nonfunctional.
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