Zeaxanthin glucosyltransferase

Zeaxanthin glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.276, crtX (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name UDP-glucose:zeaxanthin beta-D-glucosyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Zeaxanthin glucosyltransferase
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EC no.2.4.1.276
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2 UDP-glucose + zeaxanthin 2 UDP + zeaxanthin bis(beta-D-glucoside)

The reaction proceeds in two steps with the monoglucoside as an intermediate.

References

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  1. ^ Hundle BS, O'Brien DA, Alberti M, Beyer P, Hearst JE (October 1992). "Functional expression of zeaxanthin glucosyltransferase from Erwinia herbicola and a proposed uridine diphosphate binding site". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 89 (19): 9321–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.89.19.9321. PMC 50118. PMID 1409639.
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