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EC 2.3.1.151     
Accepted name: 2,3′,4,6-tetrahydroxybenzophenone synthase
Reaction: 3 malonyl-CoA + 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA = 4 CoA + 2,3′,4,6-tetrahydroxybenzophenone + 3 CO2
For diagram of polyketides biosynthesis, click here
Other name(s): benzophenone synthase (ambiguous); BPS (ambiguous)
Systematic name: malonyl-CoA:3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA malonyltransferase (decarboxylating, 2,3′,4,6-tetrahydroxybenzophenone-forming)
Comments: Involved in the biosynthesis of plant xanthones. Benzoyl-CoA can replace 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA (cf. EC 2.3.1.220, 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzophenone synthase).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 175780-21-9
References:
1.  Beerhues, L. Benzophenone synthase from cultured cells of Centaurium erythraea. FEBS Lett. 383 (1996) 264–266. [DOI] [PMID: 8925910]
[EC 2.3.1.151 created 1999, modified 2013]
 
 


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