Bacteriochlorophyllide d C-20 methyltransferase

UniProtKB accession:  Q8KGE0

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UniProtKB description:  Involved in the biosynthesis of the major light-harvesting pigment bacteriochlorophyll c (BChlc), which confers a significant competitive advantage to green sulfur bacteria living at limiting red and near-infrared light intensities (PubMed:15090495). Catalyzes the methylation at the C-20 position of the cyclic tetrapyrrole chlorin of bacteriochlorophyll d (BChld) to produce bacteriochlorophyll c (BChlc) using S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as a methyl source (PubMed:15090495, PubMed:16797589).