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PROSITE documentation PDOC00403Chalcone and stilbene synthases active site
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Chalcone synthases (CHS) (EC 2.3.1.74) and stilbene synthases (STS) (formerly known as resveratrol synthases) are related plant enzymes [1]. CHS is an important enzyme in flavanoid biosynthesis and STS a key enzyme in stilbene-type phyloalexin biosynthesis. Both enzymes catalyze the addition of three molecules of malonyl-CoA to a starter CoA ester (a typical example is 4-coumaroyl-CoA), producing either a chalcone (with CHS) or stilbene (with STS).
These enzymes are proteins of about 390 amino-acid residues. A conserved cysteine residue, located in the central section of these proteins, has been shown [2] to be essential for the catalytic activity of both enzymes and probably represents the binding site for the 4-coumaryl-CoA group. The region around this active site residue is well conserved and can be used as a signature pattern.
In addition to the plant enzymes, this family also includes Bacillus subtilis bcsA.
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| 1 | Authors | Schroeder J. Schroeder G. |
| Source | Z. Naturforsch. 45C:1-8(1990). |
| 2 | Authors | Lanz T. Tropf S. Marner F.-J. Schroeder J. Schroeder G. |
| Title | The role of cysteines in polyketide synthases. Site-directed mutagenesis of resveratrol and chalcone synthases, two key enzymes in different plant-specific pathways. | |
| Source | J. Biol. Chem. 266:9971-9976(1991). | |
| PubMed ID | 2033084 |
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