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EC 2.3.1.138 Details
EC number
2.3.1.138
Accepted name
putrescine N-hydroxycinnamoyltransferase
Reaction
caffeoyl-CoA + putrescine = CoA + N-caffeoylputrescine
Other name(s)
caffeoyl-CoA putrescine N-caffeoyl transferase,
PHT,
putrescine hydroxycinnamoyl transferase,
hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA:putrescine hydroxycinnamoyltransferase,
putrescine hydroxycinnamoyltransferase
Systematic name
caffeoyl-CoA:putrescine N-(3,4-dihydroxycinnamoyl)transferase
CAS registry number
120598-69-8
Comment
Feruloyl-CoA, cinnamoyl-CoA and sinapoyl-CoA can also act as donors, but more slowly.
History
created 1992
EC Tree
2.3.1.55 created 1976, deleted 1999
2.3.1.120 created 1990, deleted 1992
2.3.1.124 created 1990, deleted 1992