Scopolin is a
glucoside
A glucoside is a glycoside that is derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced when a glucoside is hydrolysed by purely chemical means, or decomposed by fermentation or enzymes.
The name was o ...
of
scopoletin formed by the action of the
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
scopoletin glucosyltransferase
In enzymology, a scopoletin glucosyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalysis, catalyzes the chemical reaction
:UDP-glucose + scopoletin \rightleftharpoons UDP + scopolin
Thus, the two substrate (biochemistry), substrates of this enzyme are UDP- ...
.
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O-methylated coumarins
Phenol glucosides
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