Anthocyanidin reductase

Anthocyanidin reductase
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EC no.1.3.1.77
CAS no.93389-48-1
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In enzymology, anthocyanidin reductase (EC 1.3.1.77) is an enzyme that catalyzes the general chemical reaction

an anthocyanidin + 2 NAD(P)H + H+ a flavan-3-ol + 2 NAD(P)+

For example, the enzyme converts the anthocyanidin cyanidin to the flavanol (–)-epicatechin by reduction:

+ 2 NADPH
 
 
H+
 
H+
 
 
(–)-epicatechin
+ 2 NADP+
 

In this case, the three substrates of this enzyme are cyanidin, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), and a proton. It converts them to (–)-epicatechin and oxidised NADP+.[1][2] The enzyme from the legume Medicago truncatula can use nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide as an alternative cofactor.[3]

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-CH group of donor with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is flavan-3-ol:NAD(P)+ oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include AtANR, and MtANR. This enzyme participates in flavonoid biosynthesis.

References

  1. ^ Enzyme 1.3.1.77 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ^ Xie DY, Sharma SB, Paiva NL, Ferreira D, Dixon RA (2003). "Role of anthocyanidin reductase, encoded by BANYULS in plant flavonoid biosynthesis". Science. 299 (5605): 396–399. Bibcode:2003Sci...299..396X. doi:10.1126/science.1078540. PMID 12532018.
  3. ^ Xie DY, Sharma SB, Dixon RA (2004). "Anthocyanidin reductases from Medicago truncatula and Arabidopsis thaliana". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 422 (1): 91–102. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2003.12.011. PMID 14725861.