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2.4.1.171 |
Accepted name: |
methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol β-D-glucosyltransferase |
Reaction: |
UDP-glucose + methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol = UDP + cycasin |
Glossary: |
methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol = CH3-N(O)=N-CH2OH |
Other name(s): |
cycasin synthase; uridine diphosphoglucose-methylazoxymethanol glucosyltransferase; UDP-glucose-methylazoxymethanol glucosyltransferase |
Systematic name: |
UDP-glucose:methyl-ONN-azoxymethanol β-D-glucosyltransferase |
Comments: |
Brings about the biosynthesis of the toxic substance cycasin in the leaves of Japanese cycad, Cycas revoluta. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 99283-65-5 |
References: |
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Tadera, K., Yagi, F., Arima, M. and Kobayashi, A. Formation of cycasin from methylazoxymethanol by UDP-glucosyltransferase from leaves of Japanese cycad. Agric. Biol. Chem. 49 (1985) 2827–2828. |
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