The enzyme coniferin β-glucosidase ()
catalyzes
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the following
chemical reaction
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:
:
coniferin + H
2O
D-glucose +
coniferol
It belongs to the family of
hydrolase
In biochemistry, hydrolases constitute a class of enzymes that commonly function as biochemical catalysts that use water to break a chemical bond:
:\ce \quad \xrightarrowtext\quad \ce
This typically results in dividing a larger molecule into s ...
s, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse ''O''- and ''S''-glycosyl compounds. The
systematic name
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A semisystematic name or semitrivi ...
is coniferin β-
D-glucosidase. It is also called coniferin-hydrolyzing β-glucosidase. It participates in
phenylpropanoid biosynthesis The biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids involves a number of enzymes.
From amino acids to cinnamates
In plants, all phenylpropanoids are derived from the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine.
Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL, a.k.a. phenylalanine/t ...
.
References
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EC 3.2.1
Enzymes of unknown structure
Phenylpropanoids metabolism
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