| EC |
3.2.1.125 |
| Accepted name: |
raucaffricine β-glucosidase |
| Reaction: |
raucaffricine + H2O = D-glucose + vomilenine |
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For diagram of ajmaline, vinorine, vomilenine and raucaffricine biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
raucaffricine β-D-glucosidase; raucaffricine glucosidase |
| Systematic name: |
raucaffricine β-D-glucohydrolase |
| Comments: |
Highly specific; some other ajmalan glucoside alkaloids are hydrolysed, but more slowly. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 102925-37-1 |
| References: |
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Schübel, H., Stöckigt, J., Feicht, R. and Simon, H. Partial-purification and characterization of raucaffricine β-D-glucosidase from plant cell-suspension cultures of Rauwolfia serpentina benth. Helv. Chim. Acta 69 (1986) 538–547. |
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| [EC 3.2.1.125 created 1989] |
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