Transferases;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups (only sub-subclass identified to date)
The enzyme, characterized from the plant Citrus limon, is specific for geranyl diphosphate as a prenyl donor. It also has low activity with the coumarins 5,7-dihydroxycoumarin and 5-methoxy-7-hydroxycoumarin.
Munakata R, Inoue T, Koeduka T, Karamat F, Olry A, Sugiyama A, Takanashi K, Dugrand A, Froelicher Y, Tanaka R, Uto Y, Hori H, Azuma J, Hehn A, Bourgaud F, Yazaki K
Title
Molecular cloning and characterization of a geranyl diphosphate-specific aromatic prenyltransferase from lemon.