Abstract
Enzyme preparations from flowers of Antirrhinum majus catalysed the oxidation of naringenin to apigenin and of eriodictyol to luteolin. Enzyme activity was found to be localized in the microsomal fraction. The reaction required NADPH as cofactor and had a pH optimum of about 7.0. The NADPH-dependent microsomal enzyme activity was also present in flower extracts of other flavone-producing plants, whereas flower extracts of plants which lack flavones were found to lack also this enzyme activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 737-741 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 9-10 |
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| State | Published - 1 Oct 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Antirrhinum majus
- Apigenin
- Flavanone Oxidase
- Flavonoid Biosynthesis
- Luteolin