Enzyme
This plant enzyme, involved in the biosynthesis of anthocyanidins, is known to act on (+)-dihydrokaempferol, (+)-taxifolin, and (+)-dihydromyricetin, although some enzymes may act only on a subset of these compounds. Each dihydroflavonol is reduced to the corresponding cis-flavan-3,4-diol. NAD+ can act instead of NADP+, but more slowly.
DFR
Enzyme
Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase
Enzyme name
EC:1.1.1.219
Entry
Oxidoreductases;Acting on the CH-OH group of donors;With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor
Class
(2R,3S,4S)-leucoanthocyanidin:NADP+ 4-oxidoreductase
Sysname
a (2R,3S,4S)-leucoanthocyanidin + NADP+ = a (2R,3R)-dihydroflavonol + NADPH + H+ [RN:R11500]
Reaction
(2R,3R)-dihydroflavonol [CPD:C21417];NADPH [CPD:C00005];H+ [CPD:C00080]
Product

Species information
Prunus avium
Species name
Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) is a species of eudicot in the family Rosaceae (rose family).
Species info

Gene sequence info
Prunus_avium.DFR.fa
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>rna-XM_021955454.1
MEGLEDKRKGARATYCVTGATGFIGSWLVNTLLERGHMVHATVRDPAKCSHLLSLWTNTDRLRLFQADLGEEGSFDEAVKGCDGVFHVAASMEFSVTVEENIESYVQSNIIEPAIKGTLDVLKSCVNSGTVKGVVLTSSISTLTAKDRKGNARAVVDESCQTPVDQVLSEKANGWVYVLSKILTEEAAFRFANENDVNLVSVITSTVGGPFLTSKVPSSIQVLLSPITGDSELHGILSAVNARMGSIALVHVEDICSAHIFLMEHAKAEGPYVCAAQSYPISELVKYLAQAYPCSNSNRFMEEEINDVVVPSEISSKKLTDLGFSFKHGLEDIIHQTITCCLGYGFLPPL
>rna-XM_021955577.1
MDQKLESGKVCVTGASGFLASWLIKRLLLSGYHVTGTVRDPGNQKKLAHLWRLDGARERLRLVKADLMEEGSFDDAILGCHGVFHSASPVLKPSSDPKTEILEPAVEGTLNVLCSCKKNPSLRRVVLTSSSSAVRVLHS
>rna-XM_021975874.1
MGSQSESVCVTGASGFIGSWLVMRLLERGYTVRATVRDPANQKKVKHLLDLPKAETHLTLWKADLADEGSFDEAIQGCTGVFHVATPMDFESKDPENEVIKPTINGVLDIMKACLKAKTVRRLVFTSSAGTVNVEEHQRPSYDETNWSDVEFCRSVKMTGWMYFVSKTLAEQAAWKFAKENNIDFITIIPTLVIGPFLMSSMPPSLITGLSPLTGNTSHYSIIKRGQFVHLDDLCLSHIYLYEHPKAEGRYICSSHDATIYDIAKLLREKYPEYNIPTKFDNIEENLTKVHFSSKKLTDQGFEFKYSLEDMFVGAVDTCRAKGLIPIPAEKHEADDNTVVDVKVAG
>rna-XM_021947862.1
MEKNKISRVCVTGAAGFIGCSLVKKLLEQGHTVHATLRNLEDASKVGLLKSLPNADTKLLLFQADIYDPNEFQPAIQGCEFVFHVATPMQHNNQSSQVTHSY
MEGLEDKRKGARATYCVTGATGFIGSWLVNTLLERGHMVHATVRDPAKCSHLLSLWTNTDRLRLFQADLGEEGSFDEAVKGCDGVFHVAASMEFSVTVEENIESYVQSNIIEPAIKGTLDVLKSCVNSGTVKGVVLTSSISTLTAKDRKGNARAVVDESCQTPVDQVLSEKANGWVYVLSKILTEEAAFRFANENDVNLVSVITSTVGGPFLTSKVPSSIQVLLSPITGDSELHGILSAVNARMGSIALVHVEDICSAHIFLMEHAKAEGPYVCAAQSYPISELVKYLAQAYPCSNSNRFMEEEINDVVVPSEISSKKLTDLGFSFKHGLEDIIHQTITCCLGYGFLPPL
>rna-XM_021955577.1
MDQKLESGKVCVTGASGFLASWLIKRLLLSGYHVTGTVRDPGNQKKLAHLWRLDGARERLRLVKADLMEEGSFDDAILGCHGVFHSASPVLKPSSDPKTEILEPAVEGTLNVLCSCKKNPSLRRVVLTSSSSAVRVLHS
>rna-XM_021975874.1
MGSQSESVCVTGASGFIGSWLVMRLLERGYTVRATVRDPANQKKVKHLLDLPKAETHLTLWKADLADEGSFDEAIQGCTGVFHVATPMDFESKDPENEVIKPTINGVLDIMKACLKAKTVRRLVFTSSAGTVNVEEHQRPSYDETNWSDVEFCRSVKMTGWMYFVSKTLAEQAAWKFAKENNIDFITIIPTLVIGPFLMSSMPPSLITGLSPLTGNTSHYSIIKRGQFVHLDDLCLSHIYLYEHPKAEGRYICSSHDATIYDIAKLLREKYPEYNIPTKFDNIEENLTKVHFSSKKLTDQGFEFKYSLEDMFVGAVDTCRAKGLIPIPAEKHEADDNTVVDVKVAG
>rna-XM_021947862.1
MEKNKISRVCVTGAAGFIGCSLVKKLLEQGHTVHATLRNLEDASKVGLLKSLPNADTKLLLFQADIYDPNEFQPAIQGCEFVFHVATPMQHNNQSSQVTHSY

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