Baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase explained

Baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase
Ec Number:	2.4.1.253

Baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase (UBGAT) is an enzyme with systematic name UDP-D-glucuronate:5,6,7-trihydroxyflavone 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase .^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

\rightleftharpoons UDP + baicalin

The enzyme is specific for UDP-D-glucuronate as a sugar donor.

Notes and References

1. Nagashima S, Hirotani M, Yoshikawa T . Purification and characterization of UDP-glucuronate: baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. cell suspension cultures . Phytochemistry . 53 . 5 . 533–8 . March 2000 . 10724177 . 10.1016/s0031-9422(99)00593-2 . 2000PChem..53..533N .