Coniferin beta-glucosidase explained

Coniferin β-glucosidase
Ec Number:	3.2.1.126
Cas Number:	83869-30-1
Go Code:	0047782

The enzyme coniferin β-glucosidase catalyzes the following chemical reaction:

coniferin + H₂O

\rightleftharpoons D-glucose + coniferol

It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name is coniferin β-D-glucosidase. It is also called coniferin-hydrolyzing β-glucosidase. It participates in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.

References

• Hosel W, Surholt E, Borgmann E . 1978 . Characterization of β-glucosidase isoenzymes possibly involved in lignification from chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.) cell suspension cultures . Eur. J. Biochem. . 84 . 487 - 92 . 25181 . 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1978.tb12190.x . 2 . free .
• Marcinowski S, Grisebach H . 1978 . Enzymology of lignification. Cell-wall bound β-glucosidase for coniferin from spruce (Picea abies) seedlings . Eur. J. Biochem. . 87 . 37 - 44 . 27355 . 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1978.tb12349.x . 1 . free .