Glycosylation of Secondary Metabolites and Xenobiotics

TY - CHAP

T1 - Glycosylation of Secondary Metabolites and Xenobiotics

AU - Vaistij, Fabian Emmanuel

AU - Lim, Eng-Kiat

AU - Edwards, Robert

AU - Bowles, Dianna J

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - Glycosyltransferases of small molecules are encoded by a large multigene family in the plant kingdom. These enzymes transfer sugars from nucleotide sugars to a wide range of acceptors, from hormones and secondary metabolites to biotic and abiotic chemicals, thereby alter the physical and chemical properties of the acceptors, their bioactivity and subcellular localisation. This chapter focuses oil the current understanding in the biochemistry of these enzymes and their biological roles in the plant.

AB - Glycosyltransferases of small molecules are encoded by a large multigene family in the plant kingdom. These enzymes transfer sugars from nucleotide sugars to a wide range of acceptors, from hormones and secondary metabolites to biotic and abiotic chemicals, thereby alter the physical and chemical properties of the acceptors, their bioactivity and subcellular localisation. This chapter focuses oil the current understanding in the biochemistry of these enzymes and their biological roles in the plant.

U2 - 10.1007/978-0-387-85498-4

DO - 10.1007/978-0-387-85498-4

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978-0-387-85497-7

SP - 209

EP - 228

BT - PLANT-DERIVED NATURAL PRODUCTS

A2 - Osbourn, A

A2 - Lanzotti, V

PB - Springer

ER -