Reaction: UDP-glucose + vomilenine = UDP + raucaffricine
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Other name(s): UDPG:vomilenine 21-β-D-glucosyltransferase
Systematic name: UDP-glucose:vomilenine 21-O-β-D-glucosyltransferase
Comments: The indole alkaloid raucaffricine accumulates during the culture of Rauvolfia cell suspensions.
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References:
1. Warzecha, H., Obitz, P. and Stöckigt, J. Purification, partial amino acid sequence and structure of the product of raucaffricine-O-β-D-glucosidase from plant cell cultures of Rauwolfia serpentina. Phytochemistry 50 (1999) 1099-1109. [PMID: 10234858]
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