Biology:Galactinol—raffinose galactosyltransferase

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Galactinol-raffinose galactosyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.4.1.67
CAS number37277-70-6
Databases
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Galactinol-raffinose galactosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.67) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

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The two substrates of this enzyme are galactinol and raffinose. Its products are inositol (myo-inositol) and the tetrasaccharide, stachyose.[1] The enzyme has been characterised from Vicia faba.[2]

This enzyme participates in galactose metabolism.[3]

Nomenclature

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is alpha-D-galactosyl-(1→3)-myo-inositol:raffinose galactosyltransferase. Other names in common use include galactinol-raffinose galactosyltransferase, and stachyose synthetase.[4]

References

  1. "Myo-inositol, a cofactor in the biosynthesis of stachyose". Eur. J. Biochem. 4 (2): 233–9. 1968. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1968.tb00199.x. PMID 5655499. 
  2. "The function of myo-inositol in the biosynthesis of raffinose. Purification and characterization of galactinol:sucrose 6-galactosyltransferase from Vicia faba seeds". Eur. J. Biochem. 38 (1): 103–10. 1973. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1973.tb03039.x. PMID 4774118. 
  3. Preiss, J. (Ed.), The Biochemistry of Plants, vol. 3, Academic Press, New York, 1980, p. 221-270
  4. Enzyme 2.4.1.67 at KEGG Pathway Database.