摘要:
UDP-glucose:sinapic acid glucosyltransferase (SGT; EC 2.4.1.120) was purified from 60-h-old seedlings of Brassica napus. The purified SGT appears to be a cytosolic monomeric polypeptide with a M-r of 42 kDa and a pI of 5. Kinetic analysis suggested that the catalytic mechanism used by SGT best fits a "random bi-bi" model, with a K m(UDP-glucose) of 2.4 mM and K-m(sinapic acid) of 0.16 mM. SGT also catalyzes the reverse reaction in vitro, using UDP and sinapoylglucose to form UDP-glucose. No cofactors are required for enzyme activity, but reducing agents and glycerol are required to stabilize the activity. The enzyme is strongly inhibited by p-OH-mercuribenzoic acid, UDP, TDP, Zn++, Cu++ and Hg++. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.