Leucoanthocyanidin reductase

In enzymology, a leucoanthocyanidin reductase (EC 1.17.1.3) (LAR, aka leucocyanidin reductase or LCR) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

(2R,3S)-catechin + NADP + H₂O

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2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucocyanidin + NADPH + H

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are (2R,3S)-catechin, NADP, and H₂O, whereas its 3 products are 2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucocyanidin, NADPH, and H.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on CH or CH₂ groups with NAD or NADP as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is (2R,3S)-catechin:NADP 4-oxidoreductase. This enzyme is also called leucocyanidin reductase. This enzyme participates in flavonoid biosynthesis.

The enzyme can be found in the plant Hedysarum sulphurescens and in Vitis vinifera (grape).

References

Maugé C, Granier T, d'Estaintot BL, Gargouri M, Manigand C, Schmitter JM, Chaudière J, Gallois B (April 2010). "Crystal Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of Leucoanthocyanidin Reductase from Vitis vinifera". J. Mol. Biol. 397 (4): 1079–91. doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2010.02.002. PMID 20138891.

Tanner GJ, Kristiansen KN (1993). "Synthesis of 3,4-cis-leucocyanidin and enzymatic reduction to catechin". Anal. Biochem. 209 (2): 274–7. doi:10.1006/abio.1993.1119. PMID 8470799.
Tanner GJ, Francki KT, Abrahams S, Watson JM, Larkin PJ, Ashton AR (2003). "Proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in plants. Purification of legume leucoanthocyanidin reductase and molecular cloning of its cDNA". J. Biol. Chem. 278 (34): 31647–56. doi:10.1074/jbc.M302783200. PMID 12788945.

v t e Other oxidoreductases (EC 1.15–1.21)
1.15: Acting on superoxide as acceptor	Superoxide dismutase SOD1 SOD2 SOD3
1.16: Oxidizing metal ions	Ceruloplasmin (Methionine synthase) reductase
1.17: Acting on CH or CH2 groups	Xanthine oxidase Ribonucleotide reductase 4-Hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase 7-Hydroxymethyl chlorophyll a reductase
1.18: Acting on iron–sulfur proteins as donors	Nitrogenase
1.19: Acting on reduced flavodoxin as donor	Nitrogenase (flavodoxin)
1.20: Acting on phosphorus or arsenic in donors	Glutaredoxin GLRX GLRX2 GLRX3 GLRX5
1.21: Acting on X-H and Y-H to form an X-Y bond	Isopenicillin N synthase Columbamine oxidase Reticuline oxidase Sulochrin oxidase (+)-bisdechlorogeodin-forming (-)-bisdechlorogeodin-forming Aureusidin synthase Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase Cannabidiolic acid synthase Dichlorochromopyrrolate synthase

v t e Enzymes
Activity	Active site Binding site Catalytic triad Oxyanion hole Enzyme promiscuity Diffusion-limited enzyme Cofactor Enzyme catalysis
Regulation	Allosteric regulation Cooperativity Enzyme inhibitor Enzyme activator
Classification	EC number Enzyme superfamily Enzyme family List of enzymes
Kinetics	Enzyme kinetics Eadie–Hofstee diagram Hanes–Woolf plot Lineweaver–Burk plot Michaelis–Menten kinetics
Types	EC1 Oxidoreductases (list) EC2 Transferases (list) EC3 Hydrolases (list) EC4 Lyases (list) EC5 Isomerases (list) EC6 Ligases (list) EC7 Translocases (list)

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