Vomilenine glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.219) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
The two substrates of this enzyme characterised from Rauwolfia serpentina are vomilenine and UDP-glucose. Its products are raucaffricine and uridine diphosphate (UDP). Raucaffricine is the major indole alkaloid found in this species of plant. This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases, specifically the hexosyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is UDP-glucose:vomilenine 21-O-beta-D-glucosyltransferase. This enzyme is also called UDPG:vomilenine 21-beta-D-glucosyltransferase.
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