Purification and characterization of a novel galloyltransferase involved in catechin galloylation in the tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 287, Issue 53, 2012, Pages 44406-44417

  Liu, Yajun ^a   Gao, Liping ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Yang, Qin ^a   Lu, Zhongwei ^a   Nie, Zhiyin ^a   Wang, Yunsheng ^a   Xia, Tao ^a  

^a ANHUI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL DONORS; ACYLTRANSFERASES; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; D-GLUCOSE; ENZYME REACTION; EPICATECHIN; FLAVAN-3-OLS; GALLIC ACIDS; GEL FILTRATION; HETERODIMERS; HUMAN HEALTH; MALDI-TOF-TOF; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; PHENYLMETHYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; SDS-PAGE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SODIUM DEOXYCHOLATE; SUBSTRATE AFFINITY; TEA PLANTS; TETRAMERS; TWO-STEP REACTIONS; UDP-GLUCOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE-GLUCOSE;

DIMERS; ENZYMES; GLUCOSE; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; MONOMERS; PHENOLS; PURIFICATION; REACTION RATES; SODIUM; SUBSTRATES; VITAMINS;

FLAVONOIDS;

1 O GALLOYL BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSE; 1 O GLUCOSE ESTER; 2,3 CIS FLAVAN 3 OL; 2,3 TRANS FLAVAN 3 OL; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BETA GLUCOGALLIN; CATECHIN; DIMER; EPICATECHIN; EPICATECHIN 1 O GALLOYL BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSE O GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; ESTER; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; GALLOYL 1 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GALLOYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE PENTAGALLATE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; TETRAMER; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCOSE GALLOYL 1 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GALLOYLATION; GEL FILTRATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; REACTION TIME; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CATECHIN; ENZYME STABILITY; GALLIC ACID; KINETICS; PLANT PROTEINS; TRANSFERASES;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 84871785626     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.403071     Document Type: Article

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