Entry
Name
coniferin beta-glucosidase;
coniferin-hydrolyzing beta-glucosidase
Class
Hydrolases;
Glycosylases;
Glycosidases, i.e. enzymes that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
coniferin beta-D-glucosidase
Reaction(IUBMB)
coniferin + H2O = D-glucose + coniferol [RN:
R02595 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
Also hydrolyses syringin, 4-cinnamyl alcohol beta-glucoside and, more slowly, some other aryl beta-glycosides. A plant cell-wall enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of lignin.
History
EC 3.2.1.126 created 1989
Pathway
ec00940 Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Reference
Authors
Hosel W, Surholt E, Borgmann E.
Title
Characterization of beta-glucosidase isoenzymes possibly involved in lignification from chick pea (Cicer arietinum L.) cell suspension cultures.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Marcinowski S, Grisebach H.
Title
Enzymology of lignification. Cell-wall bound beta-glucosidase for coniferin from spruce (Picea abies) seedlings.
Journal
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 3.2.1.126
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