UniProt functional annotation for Q15GI4

UniProt code: Q15GI4.

Organism: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet basil).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; asterids; lamiids; Lamiales; Lamiaceae; Nepetoideae; Ocimeae; Ocimum.
 
Function: Catalyzes the synthesis of the phenylpropene eugenol from coniferyl acetate (PubMed:16782809, PubMed:17912370). Phenylpropenes are produced by plants as defense compounds with antimicrobial and antianimal properties, or as floral attractants of pollinators (PubMed:16782809). Eugenol is a characteristic aromatic constituent of spices (PubMed:16782809). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=acetate + eugenol + NADP(+) = (E)-coniferyl acetate + NADPH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24690, ChEBI:CHEBI:4917, ChEBI:CHEBI:30089, ChEBI:CHEBI:47905, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349; EC=1.1.1.318; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370}; PhysiologicalDirection=right-to-left; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24692; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370};
Catalytic activity: Reaction=a carboxylate + eugenol + NADP(+) = a coniferyl ester + NADPH; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:32655, ChEBI:CHEBI:4917, ChEBI:CHEBI:29067, ChEBI:CHEBI:57783, ChEBI:CHEBI:58349, ChEBI:CHEBI:64292; EC=1.1.1.318; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370}; PhysiologicalDirection=right-to-left; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:32657; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370};
Activity regulation: Inhibited by zinc and copper ions (PubMed:16782809). Repressed by 4-bromo-cinnamyl acetate (PubMed:16782809). Desactivated by the competitive inhibitor EMDF ((7S,8S)-ethyl(7,8-methylene)-dihydroferulate) (PubMed:17912370). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370}.
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=5.1 mM for coniferyl acetate (at pH 6.5 and 28 degrees Celsius) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809}; KM=0.57 mM for coniferyl acetate (at pH 6.5 and 25 degrees Celsius) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370}; KM=131 uM for NADPH (at pH 6.5 and 28 degrees Celsius) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809}; Vmax=19.9 nmol/sec/mg enzyme (at pH 6.5 and 28 degrees Celsius) {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809}; pH dependence: Optimum pH is 6.5. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809};
Pathway: Aromatic compound metabolism; phenylpropanoid biosynthesis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809}.
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17912370}.
Tissue specificity: Trichome glands. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16782809}.
Similarity: Belongs to the NmrA-type oxidoreductase family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.