Reaction: UDP-α-D-glucose + mogrol = mogroside IE + UDP
Glossary: mogrol = (23R)-cucurbit-5-ene-3β,11α,23,25-tetraol
Other name(s): UGT74AC1; mogrol C-3 hydroxyl glycosyltransferase
Systematic name: UDP-α-D-glucose:mogrol 3-O-glucosyltransferase
Comments: Isolated from the plant Siraitia grosvenorii (monk fruit).
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References:
1. Dai, L., Liu, C., Zhu, Y., Zhang, J., Men, Y., Zeng, Y. and Sun, Y. Functional characterization of cucurbitadienol synthase and triterpene glycosyltransferase involved in biosynthesis of mogrosides from Siraitia grosvenorii. Plant Cell Physiol 56 (2015) 1172-1182. [PMID: 25759326]