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- Name help_outline 2',4,4',6'-tetrahydroxychalcone Identifier CHEBI:15413 (CAS: 73692-50-9) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C15H12O5 InChIKeyhelp_outline YQHMWTPYORBCMF-ZZXKWVIFSA-N SMILEShelp_outline Oc1ccc(cc1)\C=C\C(=O)c1c(O)cc(O)cc1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 4 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline UDP-α-D-glucose Identifier CHEBI:58885 (Beilstein: 3827329) help_outline Charge -2 Formula C15H22N2O17P2 InChIKeyhelp_outline HSCJRCZFDFQWRP-JZMIEXBBSA-L SMILEShelp_outline OC[C@H]1O[C@H](OP([O-])(=O)OP([O-])(=O)OC[C@H]2O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]2O)n2ccc(=O)[nH]c2=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 258 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline 2',4,4',6'-tetrahydroxychalcone 4'-O-β-D-glucoside Identifier CHEBI:66906 Charge 0 Formula C21H22O10 InChIKeyhelp_outline ZYUSTWOCCKABCY-JSYAWONVSA-N SMILEShelp_outline OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](Oc2cc(O)c(C(=O)\C=C\c3ccc(O)cc3)c(O)c2)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 2 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline UDP Identifier CHEBI:58223 Charge -3 Formula C9H11N2O12P2 InChIKeyhelp_outline XCCTYIAWTASOJW-XVFCMESISA-K SMILEShelp_outline O[C@@H]1[C@@H](COP([O-])(=O)OP([O-])([O-])=O)O[C@H]([C@@H]1O)n1ccc(=O)[nH]c1=O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 637 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 9,932 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Yellow flowers generated by expression of the aurone biosynthetic pathway.
Ono E., Fukuchi-Mizutani M., Nakamura N., Fukui Y., Yonekura-Sakakibara K., Yamaguchi M., Nakayama T., Tanaka T., Kusumi T., Tanaka Y.
Flower color is most often conferred by colored flavonoid pigments. Aurone flavonoids confer a bright yellow color on flowers such as snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) and dahlia (Dahlia variabilis). A. majus aureusidin synthase (AmAS1) was identified as the key enzyme that catalyzes aurone biosynthe ... >> More
Flower color is most often conferred by colored flavonoid pigments. Aurone flavonoids confer a bright yellow color on flowers such as snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) and dahlia (Dahlia variabilis). A. majus aureusidin synthase (AmAS1) was identified as the key enzyme that catalyzes aurone biosynthesis from chalcones, but transgenic flowers overexpressing AmAS1 gene failed to produce aurones. Here, we report that chalcone 4'-O-glucosyltransferase (4'CGT) is essential for aurone biosynthesis and yellow coloration in vivo. Coexpression of the Am4'CGT and AmAS1 genes was sufficient for the accumulation of aureusidin 6-O-glucoside in transgenic flowers (Torenia hybrida). Furthermore, their coexpression combined with down-regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis by RNA interference (RNAi) resulted in yellow flowers. An Am4'CGT-GFP chimeric protein localized in the cytoplasm, whereas the AmAS1(N1-60)-RFP chimeric protein was localized to the vacuole. We therefore conclude that chalcones are 4'-O-glucosylated in the cytoplasm, their 4'-O-glucosides transported to the vacuole, and therein enzymatically converted to aurone 6-O-glucosides. This metabolic pathway is unique among the known examples of flavonoid, including anthocyanin biosynthesis because, for all other compounds, the carbon backbone is completed before transport to the vacuole. Our findings herein not only demonstrate the biochemical basis of aurone biosynthesis but also open the way to engineering yellow flowers for major ornamental species lacking this color variant. << Less
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 103:11075-11080(2006) [PubMed] [EuropePMC]
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