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EC 2.4.2.56 Details
EC number
2.4.2.56
Accepted name
kaempferol 3-O-xylosyltransferase
Reaction
UDP-α-D-xylose + kaempferol = UDP + kaempferol 3-O-β-D-xyloside
Other name(s)
F3XT,
UDP-D-xylose:flavonol 3-O-xylosyltransferase,
flavonol 3-O-xylosyltransferase
Systematic name
UDP-α-D-xylose:kaempferol 3-O-D-xylosyltransferase
Comment
The enzyme from the plant Euonymus alatus also catalyses the 3-O-D-xylosylation of other flavonols (e.g. quercetin, isorhamnetin, rhamnetin, myricetin, fisetin) with lower activity.
History
created 2013
EC Tree
2.4.2.13 created 1961, deleted 1965