Entry
Name
protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside-3-O-glucoside 2''-O-glucosyltransferase;
UGT94Q2 (gene name)
Class
Transferases;
Glycosyltransferases;
Hexosyltransferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
UDP-alpha-D-glucose:3-O-glucosyl-protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside 2''-O-glucosyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
(1) UDP-alpha-D-glucose + (20S)-ginsenoside Rh2 = UDP + (20S)-ginsenoside Rg3 [RN:
R12385 ];
(2) UDP-alpha-D-glucose + ginsenoside F2 = UDP + ginsenoside Rd [RN:
R12386 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
UDP-alpha-D-glucose [CPD:
C00029 ];
(20S)-ginsenoside Rh2 [CPD:
C22128 ];
ginsenoside F2 [CPD:
C20779 ]
Product
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the plant Panax ginseng, transfers a glucosyl moiety to the 2'' position of the glucose moiety in the protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside-3-O-glucosides (20S)-ginsenoside Rh2 and ginsenoside F2.
History
EC 2.4.1.365 created 2019
Pathway
ec00999 Biosynthesis of various plant secondary metabolites
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K23522 protopanaxadiol-type ginsenoside-3-O-glucoside 2''-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: 2.4.1.365