Entry |
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Name |
methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol beta-D-glucosyltransferase;
cycasin synthase;
uridine diphosphoglucose-methylazoxymethanol glucosyltransferase;
UDP-glucose-methylazoxymethanol glucosyltransferase
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Class |
Transferases;
Glycosyltransferases;
Hexosyltransferases
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Sysname |
UDP-glucose:methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol beta-D-glucosyltransferase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
UDP-glucose + methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol = UDP + cycasin [RN: R03547]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
UDP-glucose [CPD: C00029];
methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol
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Product |
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Comment |
Brings about the biosynthesis of the toxic substance cycasin in the leaves of Japanese cycad, Cycas revoluta.
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History |
EC 2.4.1.171 created 1989
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Reference |
1 |
Authors |
Tadera, K., Yagi, F., Arima, M. and Kobayashi, A. |
Title |
Formation of cycasin from methylazoxymethanol by UDP-glucosyltransferase from leaves of Japanese cycad. |
Journal |
Agric Biol Chem 49:2827-2828 (1985) |
Other DBs |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.4.1.171 |
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