Biology:Galactinol—sucrose galactosyltransferase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
Galactinol-sucrose galactosyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.4.1.82
CAS number62213-45-0
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

Galactinol-sucrose galactosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.82) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

  1. REDIRECT Template:Chemical reaction

The two substrates of this enzyme characterised from the seeds of Vicia faba are galactinol (α-D-galactosyl-(1->3)-1D-myo-inositol) and sucrose. The galactose sugar part of galactinol is transferred to the primary alcohol in the glucopyranose ring of the sucrose, forming the trisaccharide, raffinose, with inositol as a byproduct.[1][2]

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:sucrose 6-alpha-D-galactosyltransferase. Other names in common use include 1-alpha-D-galactosyl-myo-inositol:sucrose, and 6-alpha-D-galactosyltransferase. This enzyme participates in galactose metabolism.[3]

References

  1. "Myo-inositol, a cofactor in the biosynthesis of raffinose". Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem. 351 (12): 1494–8. 1970. doi:10.1515/bchm2.1970.351.2.1494. PMID 5491608. 
  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. Enzyme 2.4.1.82 at KEGG Pathway Database.