Monoterpenol beta-glucosyltransferase

Monoterpenol beta-glucosyltransferase
monoterpenol beta-glucosyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.4.1.127
CAS number 78990-64-4
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO

In enzymology, a monoterpenol beta-glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.127) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

UDP-glucose + (-)-menthol \rightleftharpoons UDP + (-)-menthyl O-beta-D-glucoside

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and (-)-menthol, whereas its two products are UDP and (-)-menthyl O-beta-D-glucoside.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose:(-)-menthol O-beta-D-glucosyltransferase. Other names in common use include uridine diphosphoglucose-monoterpenol glucosyltransferase, and UDPglucose:monoterpenol glucosyltransferase.

References

  • Fleuriet A, Macheix JJ, Suen R and Ibrahim RK (1980). "Partial purifiction and some properties of a hydroxycinnamoyl glucosyltransferase from tomato fruits". Z. Naturforsch. C: Biosci. 35: 967–972. 
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