Biology:Phenol beta-glucosyltransferase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
phenol beta-glucosyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.4.1.35
CAS number9046-69-9
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a phenol beta-glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.35) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

UDP-glucose + a phenol [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] UDP + an aryl beta-D-glucoside

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and phenol, whereas its two products are UDP and aryl beta-D-glucoside.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose:phenol beta-D-glucosyltransferase. Other names in common use include UDPglucosyltransferase, phenol-beta-D-glucosyltransferase, UDP glucosyltransferase, UDP-glucose glucosyltransferase, and uridine diphosphoglucosyltransferase. This enzyme participates in starch and sucrose metabolism.

References

  • "Uridine diphosphate glucose and the synthesis of phenolic glucosides by mollusks". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 116 (1): 399–405. September 1966. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(66)90046-4. PMID 5961845.