Cis-p-Coumarate glucosyltransferase explained

cis-p-Coumarate glucosyltransferase
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In enzymology, a cis-p-Coumarate glucosyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

UDP-glucose + cis-p-Coumarate

\rightleftharpoons 4'-O-beta-D-glucosyl-cis-p-coumarate + UDP

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and cis-p-coumarate, whereas its two products are 4'-O-beta-D-glucosyl-cis-p-coumarate and UDP.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose:cis-p-coumarate beta-D-glucosyltransferase.

References

• Rasmussen S, Rudolph H . 1997 . Isolation, purification and characterization of UDP-glucose:cis-p-coumaric acid-beta-D-glucosyltransferase from Sphagnum fallax . . 46 . 449–453 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00337-3 . 3 .