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Benzophenone synthase from cultured cells of Centaurium erythraea
Author(s) -
Beerhues Ludger
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00265-7
Subject(s) - benzophenone , atp synthase , chemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , enzyme , photochemistry
A central step in xanthone biosynthesis is the formation of the C 13 skeleton, i.e. an intermediate benzophenone. Biosynthesis of 2,3′,4,6‐tetrahydroxybenzophenone from m ‐hydroxybenzoyl‐CoA and malonyl‐CoA was shown in cell‐free extracts from cultured cells of Centaurium erythraea . The enzyme catalyzing this reaction was named benzophenone synthase.