| Entry |
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| Name |
(R)-mandelonitrile beta-glucosyltransferase;
UGT85A19 (gene name)
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| Class |
Transferases;
Glycosyltransferases;
Hexosyltransferases
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| Sysname |
UDP-alpha-D-glucose:(R)-mandelonitrile beta-D-glucosyltransferase (configuration-inverting)
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
UDP-alpha-D-glucose + (R)-mandelonitrile = UDP + (R)-prunasin [RN: R10638]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
UDP-alpha-D-glucose [CPD: C00029];
(R)-mandelonitrile [CPD: C00561]
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| Product |
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| Comment |
The enzyme, characterized from Prunus dulcis (almond), is involved in the biosynthesis of the cyanogenic glycosides (R)-prunasin and (R)-amygdalin.
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| History |
EC 2.4.1.354 created 2018
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| Pathway |
| ec01110 | Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites |
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| Orthology |
| K22706 | (R)-mandelonitrile beta-glucosyltransferase |
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| Genes |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Franks TK, Yadollahi A, Wirthensohn MG, Guerin JR, Kaiser BN, Sedgley M, Ford CM |
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| Title |
A seed coat cyanohydrin glucosyltransferase is associated with bitterness in almond (Prunus dulcis) kernels. |
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| Journal |
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| Sequence |
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| Other DBs |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.4.1.354 |
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