Shikimate O-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase explained

shikimate O-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase
Ec Number:	2.3.1.133
Cas Number:	73904-44-6
Go Code:	0047172

In enzymology, a shikimate O-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

4-coumaroyl-CoA + shikimate

\rightleftharpoons CoA + 4-coumaroylshikimate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 4-coumaroyl-CoA and shikimate, whereas its two products are CoA and 4-coumaroylshikimate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those acyltransferases transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 4-coumaroyl-CoA:shikimate O-(hydroxycinnamoyl)transferase. This enzyme is also called shikimate hydroxycinnamoyltransferase. This enzyme participates in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis.

References

• Strack D, Keller H, Weissenbock G . 1987 . Enzymatic-synthesis of hydroxycinnamic acid-esters of sugar acids and hydroaromatic acids by protein preparations from rye (Secale cereale) primary leaves . J. Plant Physiol. . 131 . 61 - 73 .
• Ulbrich B, Zenk MH . 1980 . Partial purification and properties of p-hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:shikimate-p-hydroxycinnamoyl transferase from higher plants . . 19 . 8 . 1625 - 1629 . 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)83782-6 .