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CATH Superfamily 3.40.47.10

Thiolase/Chalcone synthase

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was: waiting to be named.

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FunFam 25: Chalcone synthase 2

There are 11 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Chalcone synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.74]
3 malonyl-CoA + 4-coumaroyl-CoA = 4 CoA + naringenin chalcone + 3 CO(2).
  • The enzyme catalyzes the first committed step in the biosynthesis of flavonoids.
  • It can also act on dihydro-4-coumaroyl-CoA, forming phloretin.
 57 A0A286QXV7 A0A286QXV7 A0A2Z6ML51 A0A2Z6ML51 A0A384KNE5 A0A384KNE5 A0A384KNE5 B0LDU5 B0LDU6 O22586
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Curcumin synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.217]
Feruloyl-CoA + feruloylacetyl-CoA + H(2)O = 2 CoA + curcumin + CO(2).
  • A polyketide synthase from the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric).
  • Three isoforms exist, CURS1, CURS2 and CURS3.
  • While CURS1 and CURS2 prefer feruloyl-CoA as a starter substrate, CURS3 can accept 4-coumaroyl-CoA equally well (see EC 2.3.1.219).
 6 A0A1X9IAM8 A0A1X9IAM8 C0SVZ6 C6L7V8 C6L7V9 C6L7V9
Demethoxycurcumin synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.219]
(1) 4-coumaroyl-CoA + feruloylacetyl-CoA + H(2)O = 2 CoA + demethoxycurcumin + CO(2). (2) 4-coumaroyl-CoA + (4-coumaroyl)acetyl-CoA + H(2)O = 2 CoA + bisdemethoxycurcumin + CO(2).
  • A polyketide synthase from the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric).
  • Three isoforms exist, CURS1, CURS2 and CURS3.
  • While CURS1 and CURS2 prefer feruloyl-CoA as a starter substrate (cf. EC 2.3.1.217), CURS3 can accept 4-coumaroyl-CoA equally well.
 4 A0A1X9IAM8 A0A1X9IAM8 C6L7V9 C6L7V9
4-hydroxycoumarin synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.208]
Malonyl-CoA + 2-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA = 2 CoA + 4-hydroxycoumarin + CO(2).
  • The enzyme, a polyketide synthase, can also accept benzoyl-CoA as substrate, which it condenses with 3 malonyl-CoA molecules to form 3,5-dihydroxybiphenyl (cf. EC 2.3.1.177).
 2 D2DRC4 D2DRC5
Benzalacetone synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.212]
4-coumaroyl-CoA + malonyl-CoA + H(2)O = 2 CoA + 4-hydroxybenzalacetone + 2 CO(2).
  • A polyketide synthase that catalyzes the C(6)-C(4) skeleton of phenylbutanoids in higher plants.
 2 B0LDU5 Q94FV7
2,4,6-trihydroxybenzophenone synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.220]
3 malonyl-CoA + benzoyl-CoA = 4 CoA + 2,4,6-trihydroxybenzophenone + 3 CO(2).
  • Involved in the biosynthesis of plant xanthones.
  • The enzyme from the plant Hypericum androsaemum L can use 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA instead of benzoyl-CoA, but with lower activity (cf. EC 2.3.1.151).
 2 L7NCQ3 Q8SAS8
5,7-dihydroxy-2-methylchromone synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.216]
5 malonyl-CoA = 5 CoA + 5,7-dihydroxy-2-methyl-4H-chromen-4-one + 5 CO(2) + H(2)O.
  • A polyketide synthase from the plant Aloe arborescens (aloe).
 1 Q58VP7
2,3',4,6-tetrahydroxybenzophenone synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.151]
3 malonyl-CoA + 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA = 4 CoA + 2,3',4,6- tetrahydroxybenzophenone + 3 CO(2).
  • Involved in the biosynthesis of plant xanthones.
  • Benzoyl-CoA can replace 3-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA (cf. EC 2.3.1.220).
 1 Q8SAS8
Bisdemethoxycurcumin synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.211]
2 4-coumaroyl-CoA + malonyl-CoA + H(2)O = 3 CoA + bisdemethoxycurcumin + 2 CO(2).
  • A polyketide synthase characterized from the plant Oryza sativa (rice) that catalyzes the formation of the C(6)-C(7)-C(6) diarylheptanoid scaffold of bisdemethoxycurcumin.
  • Unlike the process in the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric), where the conversion is carried out via a diketide intermediate by two different enzymes, the diketide intermediate formed by this enzyme remains within the enzyme's cavity and is not released to the environment.
  • Formerly EC 2.3.1.n9.
 1 Q8LIL0
3,5-dihydroxybiphenyl synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.177]
3 malonyl-CoA + benzoyl-CoA = 4 CoA + 3,5-dihydroxybiphenyl + 4 CO(2).
  • A polyketide synthase that is involved in the production of the phytoalexin aucuparin.
  • 2-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA can also act as substrate but it leads to the derailment product 4-hydroxycoumarin (cf. EC 2.3.1.208).
  • This enzyme uses the same starter substrate as EC 2.3.1.151.
 1 Q27Z07
Phenylpropanoylacetyl-CoA synthase. [EC: 2.3.1.218]
(1) Feruloyl-CoA + malonyl-CoA = feruloylacetyl-CoA + CO(2) + CoA. (2) 4-coumaroyl-CoA + malonyl-CoA = (4-coumaroyl)acetyl-CoA + CO(2) + CoA.
  • The enzyme has been characterized from the plant Curcuma longa (turmeric).
  • It prefers feruloyl-CoA, and has no activity with cinnamoyl-CoA.
 1 C0SVZ5