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Entry
EC 2.3.1.140                Enzyme                                 

Name
rosmarinate synthase;
rosmarinic acid synthase;
caffeoyl-coenzyme A:3,4-dihydroxyphenyllactic acid caffeoyltransferase;
4-coumaroyl-CoA:4-hydroxyphenyllactic acid 4-coumaroyl transferase;
RAS (gene name)
Class
Transferases;
Acyltransferases;
Transferring groups other than aminoacyl groups
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
caffeoyl-CoA:(R)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)lactate 2'-O-caffeoyl-transferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
caffeoyl-CoA + (R)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)lactate = CoA + rosmarinate [RN:R03374]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
caffeoyl-CoA [CPD:C00323];
(R)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)lactate
Product
CoA [CPD:C00010];
rosmarinate [CPD:C01850]
Comment
Involved, with EC 1.1.1.237 (hydroxyphenylpyruvate reductase) in the biosynthesis of rosmarinic acid. Characterized from the plant Melissa officinalis L. (lemon balm).
Pathway
Tyrosine metabolism
Reference
1
  Authors
Petersen, M. and Alfermann, A.W.
  Title
Two new enzymes of rosmarinic acid biosynthesis from cell cultures of Coleus blumei: hydroxyphenylpyruvate reductase and rosmarinic acid synthase.
  Journal
Z. Naturforsch. C: Biosci. 43 (1988) 501-504.
Reference
2
  Authors
Petersen, M. S.
  Title
Characterization of rosmarinic acid synthase from cell cultures of Coleus blumei.
  Journal
Phytochemistry 30 (1991) 2877-2881.
Reference
3  [PMID:21354582]
  Authors
Weitzel C, Petersen M
  Title
Cloning and characterisation of rosmarinic acid synthase from Melissa officinalis L.
  Journal
Phytochemistry. 72 (2011) 572-8.
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CAS: 
117590-80-4

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