Benzophenone synthase from cultured cells of Centaurium erythraea

  • FEBS Lett. 1996 Apr 1;383(3):264-6. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00265-7.
L Beerhues  1
Affiliations
  • 1. Institut für Pharmazeutische Biologie, Bonn, Germany.
PMID: 8925910 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00265-7
Abstract

A central step in xanthone biosynthesis is the formation of the C13 skeleton, i.e. an intermediate benzophenone. Biosynthesis of 2,3',4,6-tetrahydroxybenzophenone from m-hydroxybenzoyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA was shown in cell-free extracts from cultured cells of Centaurium erythraea. The enzyme catalyzing this reaction was named benzophenone synthase.

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