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  • Jones, P.R.; Moller, B.L.; Hoj, P.B.
    The UDP-glucose:p-hydroxymandelonitrile-O-glucosyltransferase that catalyzes the last step in synthesis of the cyanogenic glucoside dhurrin in Sorghum bicolor. Isolation, cloning, heterologous expression, and substrate specificity (1999), J. Biol. Chem., 274, 35483-35491.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
bovine serum albumin activates Sorghum bicolor
dithiothreitol requirement, 5 mM Sorghum bicolor

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
cloning of a full-length cDNA encoding enzyme, expression in Escherichia coli JM109, 492-amino acids translation product Sorghum bicolor

General Stability

General Stability Organism
activity is largely uneffected by both freezing at -80°C and addition of glycerol, DTT stabilizes Sorghum bicolor

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
4-hydroxybenzaldehyde potent inhibitor, 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin protects Sorghum bicolor
4-hydroxymandelonitrile possibly an inhibitor, 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin protects Sorghum bicolor
benzaldehyde potent inhibitor, 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin protects Sorghum bicolor
Dhurrin potent inhibitor, 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin protects Sorghum bicolor
mandelonitrile potent inhibitor, 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin protects Sorghum bicolor
sambunigrin potent inhibitor, 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin protects Sorghum bicolor

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
soluble
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Sorghum bicolor
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Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
52900
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x * 52900, calculated from the amino acid sequence Sorghum bicolor

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
UDPglucose + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile Sorghum bicolor endogenous substrate is p-hydroxymandelonitrile, final step in the biosynthesis of dhurrin, transformation of the labile cyanohydrin into a stable storage form UDP + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile beta-D-glucoside
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Sorghum bicolor Q9SBL1 Pacific seeds, Australia, cultivar MR31
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
420fold, native and recombinant enzyme, expressed in Escherichia coli JM109 Sorghum bicolor

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
seedling etiolated Sorghum bicolor
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Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
4°C, 2 days, lowering the concentration of DTT from 5 to 2 mM results in a 10fold decrease in activity Sorghum bicolor

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information exclusively specific for the presence of a benzyl group in the substrate, no substrate: acetone cyanohydrin, hydroquinone, p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, gentisic acid, caffeic acid, 2-hydroxy cinnamic acid, resveratrol, salicylic acid, p-hydroxymandelic acid, quercetin, caynidin, biochanin A, naringenin, apigenin, indole acetic acid, tomatidine Sorghum bicolor additional information
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UDPalpha-D-glucose + benzoic acid at 4% of the rate with p-hydroxymandelonitrile Sorghum bicolor UDP + 1-O-benzoyl-beta-D-glucose
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UDPglucose + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile C-terminal region encodes the UDPglucose binding domain Sorghum bicolor UDP + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile beta-D-glucoside identical with dhurrin ?
UDPglucose + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile stereospecific for the S-enantiomer Sorghum bicolor UDP + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile beta-D-glucoside identical with dhurrin ?
UDPglucose + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile endogenous substrate is p-hydroxymandelonitrile, final step in the biosynthesis of dhurrin, transformation of the labile cyanohydrin into a stable storage form Sorghum bicolor UDP + (S)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile beta-D-glucoside
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UDPglucose + (S)-mandelonitrile at 78% of the rate with p-hydroxymandelonitrile Sorghum bicolor UDP + (S)-mandelonitrile beta-D-glucoside
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UDPglucose + benzyl alcohol at 13% of the rate with p-hydroxymandelonitrile Sorghum bicolor UDP + benzylglucoside
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UDPglucose + geraniol at 11% of the rate with p-hydroxymandelonitrile Sorghum bicolor UDP + geraniol glucoside
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 50000-55000, SDS-PAGE Sorghum bicolor
? x * 52900, calculated from the amino acid sequence Sorghum bicolor

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
sbHMNGT
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Sorghum bicolor

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
30
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assay at Sorghum bicolor

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
additional information
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theoretical pI of 5.3 Sorghum bicolor