Flavonol_3-sulfotransferase

Flavonol 3-sulfotransferase

Flavonol 3-sulfotransferase

Class of enzymes


In enzymology, a flavonol 3-sulfotransferase (EC 2.8.2.25) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate + flavonol adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate + flavonol 3-sulfate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate and a flavonol, whereas its two products are adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate and flavonol 3-sulfate. A specific examples of a flavonol that can act as a substrate is quercetin.[1]

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases termed the sulfotransferases, which transfer sulfate groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3'-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:flavonol 3-sulfotransferase.


References

  1. Varin L, Ibrahim RK (July 1989). "Partial Purification and Characterization of Three Flavonol-Specific Sulfotransferases from Flaveria chloraefolia". Plant Physiology. 90 (3): 977–81. doi:10.1104/pp.90.3.977. PMC 1061831. PMID 16666908.



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