Baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase

Baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.253, UBGAT) is an enzyme with systematic name UDP-D-glucuronate:5,6,7-trihydroxyflavone 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase .^[1] It catalyses the following chemical reaction

baicalein

+ UDP-glucuronate

 

 

 

UDP

 

 

 

baicalin

EC no.2.4.1.253

BRENDAenzyme data

ExPASyNiceZyme view

KEGGenzyme entry

Quick facts Identifiers, EC no. ...

Baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.4.1.253
Databases
BRENDA	enzyme data
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	enzyme entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
Rhea	reactions
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Search PMC articles PubMed articles NCBI proteins

Close

The enzyme characterised from Scutellaria baicalensis transfers a glucuronic acid sugar unit from UDP-glucuronate to the flavone, baicalein, specifically at the phenolic hydroxy group at the 7-position.^[2]