Reaction: 2 sinapoyl-CoA + spermidine = 2 CoA + N1,N8-bis(sinapoyl)-spermidine
Other name(s): SDT
Systematic name: sinapoyl-CoA:spermidine N-(hydroxycinnamoyl)transferase
Comments: The enzyme from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana has no activity with 4-coumaroyl-CoA (cf. EC 2.3.1.249, spermidine dicoumaroyl transferase).
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References:
1. Luo, J., Fuell, C., Parr, A., Hill, L., Bailey, P., Elliott, K., Fairhurst, S.A., Martin, C. and Michael, A.J. A novel polyamine acyltransferase responsible for the accumulation of spermidine conjugates in Arabidopsis seed. Plant Cell 21 (2009) 318-333. [PMID: 19168716]