Benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase explained

Benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase
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Benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase (benzoyl-CoA:benzyl alcohol benzoyltransferase, benzoyl-CoA:benzyl alcohol/phenylethanol benzoyltransferase, benzoyl-coenzyme A:benzyl alcohol benzoyltransferase, benzoyl-coenzyme A:phenylethanol benzoyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name benzoyl-CoA:benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase.^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

\rightleftharpoons CoA + benzyl benzoate

The enzyme is involved in benzenoid and benzoic acid biosynthesis.

Notes and References

1. Boatright J, Negre F, Chen X, Kish CM, Wood B, Peel G, Orlova I, Gang D, Rhodes D, Dudareva N . Understanding in vivo benzenoid metabolism in petunia petal tissue . Plant Physiology . 135 . 4 . 1993–2011 . August 2004 . 15286288 . 520771 . 10.1104/pp.104.045468 .
2. D'Auria JC, Chen F, Pichersky E . Characterization of an acyltransferase capable of synthesizing benzylbenzoate and other volatile esters in flowers and damaged leaves of Clarkia breweri . Plant Physiology . 130 . 1 . 466–76 . September 2002 . 12226525 . 166578 . 10.1104/pp.006460 .