EC	2.1.1.232
Accepted name:	naringenin 7-O-methyltransferase
Reaction:	S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (2S)-naringenin = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (2S)-sakuranetin
Glossary:	(2S)-naringenin = (2S)-5,7,4′-trihydroxyflavan-4-one (2S)-sakuranetin = (2S)-5,4′-dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavan-4-one
Other name(s):	NOMT
Systematic name:	S-adenosyl-L-methionine:(2S)-5,7,4′-trihydroxyflavanone 7-O-methyltransferase
Comments:	The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the sakuranetin, an inducible defense mechanism of the plant Oryza sativa (Asian rice) against pathogen attack.
References:	1.  Rakwal, R., Agrawal, G.K., Yonekura, M. and Kodama, O. Naringenin 7-O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the flavanone phytoalexin sakuranetin from rice (Oryza sativa L.). Plant Sci. 155 (2000) 213–221. [PMID: 10814825]
[EC 2.1.1.232 created 2011]