Anthocyanin Acyltransferases

SsSMaT shows high specificity, accepting only bisdemalonyl- 

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Suzuki, H. et al.. Identification and characterization of a novel anthocyanin malonyltransferase from scarlet sage Salvia splendens) flowers an enzyme that is phylogenetically separated from other anthocyanin acyltransferases. Plant J., 38, 994, 2004. 

CALLEBAUT, A., TERAHARA, N., DECLEIRE, M Anthocyanin acyltransferases in cell cultures of Ajuga reptans. Plant Sci., 1996,118,109-118. 

Nakayama, T, Suzuki, H. and Nishino, T. (2003) Anthocyanin acyltransferases specificities, mechanism, phylogenetics, and applications. /. Mol. Catalysis B, 23, 117-32. 

A9, A431 and A549 cell lines, 3478 12a,13a-Aziridinyl epothilone derivatives, 990 Aaptos ciliata, 1292 AATs. See Anthocyanin acyltransferases (AATs)... 

Fujiwara, H. et al., cDNA cloning, gene expression and subcellular localization of anthocyanin 5-aromatic acyltransferase from Gentiana triflora. Plant J., 16, 421, 1998. 

Yonekura-Sakakibara, K. et al.. Molecular and biochemical characterization of a novel hydro-xycinnamoyl-CoA anthocyanin 3-0-glucoside-6"-0-acyltransferase from Perilla frutescens. Plant Cell Physiol, 41, 495, 2000. 

Suzuki, H., Nakayama, T., and Nishino, T., Proposed mechanism and functional amino acid residues of malonyl-CoA anthocyanin 5-0-glucoside-6" -0-malonyltransferase from flowers of Salvia splendens, a member of the versatile plant acyltransferase family. Biochemistry, 42, 1764, 2003. 

FUJIWARA, H., TANAKA, Y., YONEKURA-SAKAKIBARA, K., FUKUSHI-MIZUTANI, M., NAKAO, M FUKUI, Y., YAMAGUCHI, M., ASHIKARA, T., KUSUMI, T., cDNA cloning, gene expression, and subcellular localization of anthocyanin 5-aromatic acyltransferase from Gentiana triflora. Plant J., 1998,16, 421-431. 

Fujiwara, H., Tanakan, Y, Fukui, Y, Nakao, Y, Ashikari, T. and Kusumi, T. (1997) Anthocyanin 5-aromatic acyltransferase from Gentiana triflora purification, characterization and its role in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Eur.. Biochem., 249,45-51. 

Further substitution reactions carried out by acyltransferases (acylation of sugars) and/or methyltransferases (methoxylation of hydroxyl groups) yield different anthocyanin structures as presented on Figure 5. 

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