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The floral scents of both these species contain higher levels of methyl benzoate and lower levels of methyl salicylate. The S. floribunda enzyme has a 12-fold lower K \u00a0m value for salicylic acid (SA) than for benzoic acid (BA), and results of in silico modeling of the active site of the S. floribunda enzyme, based on the crystal structure of Clarkia breweri salicylic acid methyltransferase (SAMT), are consistent with this functional observation. The enzyme was therefore designated SAMT. The internal concentration of BA in S. floribunda flowers is three orders of magnitude higher than the SA concentration, providing a rationale for the observation that these flowers synthesize and emit more methyl benzoate than methyl salicylate. The N. suaveolens enzyme has similar K \u00a0m values for BA and SA, and the in silico modeling results are again consistent with this in vitro observation. This enzyme was therefore designated BSMT. 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