KEGG   MODULE: M00966
Entry
M00966            Pathway   Module                                 
Name
Equol biosynthesis, daidzein => equol
Definition
K26069 K26175 K26070 K26071
Diagram
M00966

Orthology
K26069  
daidzein reductase [EC:1.3.1.-] [RN:R13054]
K26175  
dihydrodaizein racemase [EC:5.1.-.-] [RN:R13055]
K26070  
dihydrodaidzein reductase [EC:1.1.1.-] [RN:R13056]
K26071  
tetrahydrodaidzein reductase [RN:R13057]
Class
Pathway modules; Biosynthesis of other secondary metabolites; Biosynthesis of phytochemical compounds
Pathway
map00946  Degradation of flavonoids
map01100  Metabolic pathways
Reaction
Compound
C10208  Daidzein
C22556  (R)-Dihydrodaidzein
C22557  (S)-Dihydrodaidzein
C22558  (3S,4R)-Tetrahydrodaidzein
C14131  Equol
Reference
  Authors
Shimada Y, Takahashi M, Miyazawa N, Abiru Y, Uchiyama S, Hishigaki H
  Title
Identification of a novel dihydrodaidzein racemase essential for biosynthesis of equol from daidzein in Lactococcus sp. strain 20-92.
  Journal
Appl Environ Microbiol 78:4902-7 (2012)
DOI:10.1128/AEM.00410-12
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