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- Name help_outline 17-O-acetylajmaline Identifier CHEBI:58679 Charge 1 Formula C22H29N2O3 InChIKeyhelp_outline SRISWFJLVRCABV-HUXZXPIYSA-O SMILEShelp_outline [H][C@@]12C[C@H]3[C@H](CC)[C@@H](O)[NH+]1[C@H]1C[C@]4([C@H](OC(C)=O)C31)[C@H]2N(C)c1ccccc41 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 1 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H2O Identifier CHEBI:15377 (Beilstein: 3587155; CAS: 7732-18-5) help_outline Charge 0 Formula H2O InChIKeyhelp_outline XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H]O[H] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 6,048 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline acetate Identifier CHEBI:30089 (Beilstein: 1901470; CAS: 71-50-1) help_outline Charge -1 Formula C2H3O2 InChIKeyhelp_outline QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-M SMILEShelp_outline CC([O-])=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 165 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline ajmaline Identifier CHEBI:58567 Charge 1 Formula C20H27N2O2 InChIKeyhelp_outline CJDRUOGAGYHKKD-HEFSZTOGSA-O SMILEShelp_outline [H][C@@]12C[C@H]3[C@H](CC)[C@@H](O)[NH+]1[C@H]1C[C@@]4([C@H](O)C31)c1ccccc1N(C)[C@@]24[H] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 1 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline H+ Identifier CHEBI:15378 Charge 1 Formula H InChIKeyhelp_outline GPRLSGONYQIRFK-UHFFFAOYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline [H+] 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 9,176 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Publications
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Characterization of 2 beta (R)-17-O-acetylajmalan: acetylesterase--a specific enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the Rauwolfia alkaloid ajmaline.
Polz L., Schubel H., Stockigt J.
A novel enzyme was isolated, partially purified (217-fold) and characterized from cell suspension cultures of Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. The enzyme catalyzes one of the late biochemical reactions in the biosynthesis of ajmaline by hydrolysis of 17-O-acetylated alkaloids of the ajmalan group formi ... >> More
A novel enzyme was isolated, partially purified (217-fold) and characterized from cell suspension cultures of Rauwolfia serpentina Benth. The enzyme catalyzes one of the late biochemical reactions in the biosynthesis of ajmaline by hydrolysis of 17-O-acetylated alkaloids of the ajmalan group forming the appropriate deacetylated compounds. This esterase exhibits an unusually high substrate selectivity and exclusively accepts acetylated ajmaline derivatives with the naturally occurring 2 beta (R)-configuration. The properties of the enzyme were determined showing an optimum pH at 7.5, an isoelectric point of pH 4.9 and a relative molecular weight of 33 +/-2 kDa. Inhibition studies of enzyme activity point to the necessity of SH-groups. The esterase seems not to be inhibited by ajmaline, the end product of the pathway. The highest enzyme activities were observed in leaves and cell suspension tissues of the tribe Rauwolfieae which are known to synthesize ajmaline and its congeners. The specific function of the esterase in the biosynthesis of the later alkaloids was established. << Less
Z Naturforsch C J Biosci 42:333-342(1987) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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Functional expression of an ajmaline pathway-specific esterase from Rauvolfia in a novel plant-virus expression system.
Ruppert M., Woll J., Giritch A., Genady E., Ma X., Stockigt J.
Acetylajmalan esterase (AAE) plays an essential role in the late stage of ajmaline biosynthesis. Based on the partial peptide sequences of AAE isolated and purified from Rauvolfia cell suspensions, a full-length AAE cDNA clone was isolated. The amino acid sequence of AAE has the highest level of i ... >> More
Acetylajmalan esterase (AAE) plays an essential role in the late stage of ajmaline biosynthesis. Based on the partial peptide sequences of AAE isolated and purified from Rauvolfia cell suspensions, a full-length AAE cDNA clone was isolated. The amino acid sequence of AAE has the highest level of identity of 40% to putative lipases known from the Arabidopsis thaliana genome project. Based on the primary structure AAE is a new member of the GDSL lipase superfamily. The expression in Escherichia coli failed although a wide range of conditions were tested. With a novel virus-based plant expression system, it was possible to express AAE functionally in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana Domin. An extraordinarily high enzyme activity was detected in the Nicotiana tissue, which exceeded that in Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz cell suspension cultures about 20-fold. This expression allowed molecular analysis of AAE for the first time and increased the number of functionally expressed alkaloid genes from Rauvolfia now to eight, and the number of ajmaline pathway-specific cDNAs to a total of six. << Less
Planta 222:888-898(2005) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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