Benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase

Benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.196, benzoyl-CoA:benzyl alcohol benzoyltransferase, benzoyl-CoA:benzyl alcohol/phenylethanol benzoyltransferase, benzoyl-coenzyme A:benzyl alcohol benzoyltransferase, benzoyl-coenzyme A:phenylethanol benzoyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name benzoyl-CoA:benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

benzoyl-CoA + benzyl alcohol CoA + benzyl benzoate
Benzyl alcohol O-benzoyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.3.1.196
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

The enzyme is involved in benzenoid and benzoic acid biosynthesis.

References

  1. Boatright J, Negre F, Chen X, Kish CM, Wood B, Peel G, Orlova I, Gang D, Rhodes D, Dudareva N (August 2004). "Understanding in vivo benzenoid metabolism in petunia petal tissue". Plant Physiology. 135 (4): 1993–2011. doi:10.1104/pp.104.045468. PMC 520771. PMID 15286288.
  2. D'Auria JC, Chen F, Pichersky E (September 2002). "Characterization of an acyltransferase capable of synthesizing benzylbenzoate and other volatile esters in flowers and damaged leaves of Clarkia breweri". Plant Physiology. 130 (1): 466–76. doi:10.1104/pp.006460. PMC 166578. PMID 12226525.
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