Entry
Name
protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside 3-O-glucosyltransferase;
UGT74AE2 (gene name)
Class
Transferases;
Glycosyltransferases;
Hexosyltransferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
UDP-alpha-D-glucose:protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside 3-O-glucosyltransferase (configuration-retaining)
Reaction(IUBMB)
(1) UDP-alpha-D-glucose + (20S)-protopanaxadiol = UDP + (20S)-ginsenoside Rh2 [RN:
R12383 ];
(2) UDP-alpha-D-glucose + ginsenoside C-K = UDP + ginsenoside F2 [RN:
R12384 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
UDP-alpha-D-glucose [CPD:
C00029 ];
(20S)-protopanaxadiol [CPD:
C20715 ];
ginsenoside C-K [CPD:
C22127 ]
Product
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the plant Panax ginseng, transfers a glucosyl moiety to the free C-3-OH group of (20S)-protopanaxadiol and ginsenoside C-K.
History
EC 2.4.1.364 created 2019
Pathway
ec00999 Biosynthesis of various plant secondary metabolites
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K23521 protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside 3-O-glucosyltransferase
Reference
Authors
Jung SC, Kim W, Park SC, Jeong J, Park MK, Lim S, Lee Y, Im WT, Lee JH, Choi G, Kim SC
Title
Two ginseng UDP-glycosyltransferases synthesize ginsenoside Rg3 and Rd.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.4.1.364