4.2.1.139: pterocarpan synthase
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Synonyms
2',7-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyisoflavanol dehydratase, 7,2'-dihydroxy-4'-methoxyisoflavanol dehydratase, 7,2-dihydroxy-4-methoxyisoflavanol dehydratase, DMI dehydratase, DMID, EC 1.1.1.246, medicarpan synthase, medicarpin synthase
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Systematic Name
Systematic Name on EC 4.2.1.139 - pterocarpan synthase
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(4R)-4,2'-dihydroxyisoflavan hydro-lyase (pterocarpan-forming)
The enzyme catalyses the formation of the additional ring in pterocarpan, the basic structure of phytoalexins produced by leguminous plants, including (-)-medicarpin, (+)-medicarpin, (-)-maackiain and (+)-maackiain. The enzyme requires that the hydroxyl group at C-4 of the substrate is in the (4R) configuration. The configuration of the hydrogen atom at C-3 determines whether the pterocarpan is the (+)- or (-)-enantiomer. The enzyme contains amino acid motifs characteristic of dirigent proteins.