Flavanone 8-dimethylallyltransferase in Sophora flavescens cell suspension cultures
作者:Hirobumi Yamamoto、Masayuki Senda、Kenichiro Inoue
DOI:10.1016/s0031-9422(00)00198-9
日期:2000.8
Dimethylallyl diphosphate: naringenin 8-dimethylallyltransferase (EC 2.5.1) was characterized. The enzyme was enantiospecific for (-)-(2S)-naringenin and utilized 3,3-dimethylallyl diphosphate as sole prenyl donor. It required Mg2+ (optimum concentration, 10 mM), and has an optimum pH of 9-10. The apparent K-m values for 3,3-dimethylallyl diphosphate and naringenin were 120 and 36 mu M, respectively. The microsomal fraction prenylated several other flavanones at the C-8 position less effectively as compared with naringenin. Interestingly, when 2'-hydroxynaringenin was used as a prenyl acceptor, the 8-lavandulyl (sophoraflavanone G) and the 6-dimethylallyl derivatives were formed, together with the 8-dimethylallyl derivative, leachianone G. These results suggest that the 2'-hydroxy group of naringenin plays an important role for the formation of a lavandulyl group. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.