Reaction: (1) dihydro-4-coumaroyl-CoA + NADP+ = trans-4-coumaroyl-CoA + NADPH + H+
(2) dihydroferuloyl-CoA + NADP+ = trans-feruloyl-CoA + NADPH + H+
For diagram of reaction click here.
Glossary: trans-4-coumaroyl-CoA = (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl-CoA
trans-feruloyl-CoA = (E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl-CoA
dihydro-4-coumaroyl-CoA = 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA
dihydroferuloyl-CoA = 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propanoyl-CoA
Other name(s): MdHCDBR; hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA double bond reductase
Systematic name: dihydro-4-coumaroyl-CoA:NADP+ 2,3-oxidoreductase
Comments: Isolated from Malus X domestica (apple). Involved in dihydrochalcone biosynthesis.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number:
References:
1. Ibdah, M., Berim, A., Martens, S., Valderrama, A.L.H., Palmieri, L., Lewinsohn, E. and Gang, D.R. Identification and cloning of an NADPH-dependant hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA double bond reductase involved in dihydrochalcone formation in Malus X domestica Borkh. Phytochemistry 107 (2014) 24-31. [PMID: 25152451]