Nicotinate glucosyltransferase explained

nicotinate glucosyltransferase
Ec Number:	2.4.1.196
Cas Number:	120858-56-2
Go Code:	0050139

In enzymology, a nicotinate glucosyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

UDP-glucose + nicotinate

\rightleftharpoons UDP + N-glucosylnicotinate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and nicotinate, whereas its two products are UDP and N-glucosylnicotinate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose:nicotinate N-glucosyltransferase. Other names in common use include uridine diphosphoglucose-nicotinate N-glucosyltransferase, and UDP-glucose:nicotinic acid-N-glucosyltransferase.

References

• Upmeier B, Thomzik JE, Barz W . 1988 . Enzymatic studies on the reversible synthesis of nicotinic acid-N-glucoside in heterotrophic parsley cell suspension cultures . Z. Naturforsch. C: Biosci. . 43 . 835 - 842 .