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 |
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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] |
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[EC 2.3.1.151 created 1999, modified 2013] |
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