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TY - JOUR
T1 - Purification and characterization of an acyclic monoterpene primary alcohol:nadp+ oxidoreductase from catmint (Nepeta racemosa)
AU - Hallahan, David L.
AU - West, Jevon M.
AU - Wallsgrove, Roger M.
AU - Smiley, Diane W.M.
AU - Dawson, Glenn W.
AU - Pickett, John A.
AU - Hamilton, James G.C.
PY - 1995/5/10
Y1 - 1995/5/10
N2 - A soluble monoterpene primary alcohol:NADP+ oxidoreductase has been purified to apparent homogeneity from leaves of the catmint, Nepeta racemosa. The purified enzyme consisted of two polypeptides, with molecular masses of 42, 000 and 40, 000 Da, and contained zinc ions. A number of monoterpene alcohols (geraniol, nerol, citronellol, and their hydroxylated derivatives) were substrates, but the enzyme was inactive toward ethanol. The enzyme required NADP(H) as cofactor, with NAD(H) ineffective. Gas chromatographic and coupled mass spectrometric analysis of the reaction products showed that 10-hydroxygeraniol and 10-hydroxynerol were oxidized by the enzyme in the presence of NADP+, at both C-1 and C-10. These results are consistent with a role for this enzyme in the biosynthesis of iridoid monoterpenes.
AB - A soluble monoterpene primary alcohol:NADP+ oxidoreductase has been purified to apparent homogeneity from leaves of the catmint, Nepeta racemosa. The purified enzyme consisted of two polypeptides, with molecular masses of 42, 000 and 40, 000 Da, and contained zinc ions. A number of monoterpene alcohols (geraniol, nerol, citronellol, and their hydroxylated derivatives) were substrates, but the enzyme was inactive toward ethanol. The enzyme required NADP(H) as cofactor, with NAD(H) ineffective. Gas chromatographic and coupled mass spectrometric analysis of the reaction products showed that 10-hydroxygeraniol and 10-hydroxynerol were oxidized by the enzyme in the presence of NADP+, at both C-1 and C-10. These results are consistent with a role for this enzyme in the biosynthesis of iridoid monoterpenes.
KW - Biosynthesis
KW - Catmint
KW - Monoterpenes
KW - Nepeta racemosa
KW - Nepetalactone
KW - Oxidoreductase
KW - Purification
U2 - 10.1006/abbi.1995.1210
DO - 10.1006/abbi.1995.1210
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 7726550
AN - SCOPUS:0028926989
VL - 318
SP - 105
EP - 112
JO - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
JF - Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics
SN - 0003-9861
IS - 1
ER -