Reaction: UDP-D-glucose + abscisate = UDP + β-D-glucopyranosyl abscisate
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Other name(s): ABA-glucosyltransferase; ABA-GTase; AOG
Systematic name: UDP-D-glucose:abscisate β-D-glucosyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme acts better on (S)-2-trans-abscisate than the natural (S)-2-cis isomer, abscisate, or its enantiomer, the (R)-2-cis isomer.
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References:
1. Xu, Z.J., Nakajima, M., Suzuki, Y. and Yamaguchi, I. Cloning and characterization of the abscisic acid-specific glucosyltransferase gene from adzuki bean seedlings. Plant Physiol. 129 (2002) 1285-1295. [PMID: 12114582]