Enzyme

The enzyme catalyses the synthesis of catechin, catechin-4beta-ol (leucocyanidin) and the related flavan-3-ols afzelechin and gallocatechin, which are initiating monomers in the synthesis of plant polymeric proanthocyanidins or condensed tannins. While 2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucocyanidin is the preferred flavan-3,4-diol substrate, 2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucodelphinidin and 2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucopelargonidin can also act as substrates, but more slowly. NADH can replace NADPH but is oxidized more slowly.

LAR1

Enzyme

Leucoanthocyanidin reductase

Enzyme name

EC:1.17.1.3

Entry

Oxidoreductases;Acting on CH or CH2 groups;With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor

Class

(2R,3S)-catechin:NADP+ 4-oxidoreductase

Sysname

(2R,3S)-catechin + NADP+ + H2O = 2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucocyanidin + NADPH + H+ [RN:R06532]

Reaction

2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucocyanidin [CPD:C05906];NADPH [CPD:C00005];H+ [CPD:C00080]

Product

Species information

Bombax ceiba

Species name

Indian kapok (Bombax ceiba) is a species of eudicot in the family Malvaceae (mallow family).

Species info

Gene sequence info

Bombax_ceiba.LAR1.fa

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>evm.model.Scaffold48.666
MYEFYFVAGSDIGKFTMKTVDDIRTMNKSVHFRPACNFYNMSELVTLWERKIGRTLPRVTVTENDLISVAAENRIPQSIAASFTHDIS
>evm.model.Scaffold48.665
MTVSTANGRALVVGATGLIGQFVAEASLDAGRPTYILIRPTSGNHAMNKVAKPSRTEAPYCCMDRQMTQLKLLVQLRFLPSEFGHDVDRVDPVDPGLTMYKEKRQVRRQTEKLGIPYTYICCNSIVSWPYYDNTHSS
>evm.model.Scaffold59.37
MTVSTASSRVLIVGATGFIGQFVAEASLGAGRATYVLVRPSSGNNSKSKVAKSLQDRGAILLHGLANDKELMEKLLREHQIDIVISAVGGAKILDQLCLIEAIKAAGTVKRFLPSEFGHDVDRADPVEPGLTMYKEKRQVRRLIEKLAIPYTYICCNSIASWPYYDNRHPSEVIPPLDQFQIYGDGSVKAYFVAGTDIGKFTMKTVDDIRTLNKSVHFRPACNFYNMNELAALWERKIQRTLPRVTVTENDLLSAAAENCIPQSIVASFTHDIFIKGCQINFSIEGPNEIEVSSLYPNEPFRTLDDCFNDFLVKMKDENMKQSNGIPAQKPVVEALAITAKCA
>evm.model.Scaffold144.173
MNSTTLMNGSFPDDSETGRTIVIGSSGFIGRFVTEACLDSGRPTYILIRSSLNSPSKGDTIRFLQDKGAIVIYGSISDQEFMEKVLREYKIEVVISAVGGDSILEQLNLIEAIKNVGTVKRFLPSEFGHDIDRAEPVEPGLTMYEQKRKIRRQIEKCGIPYTYICCNSIAAWPYHDNTHPADVLPPLDRFQIYGDGTVKAYFVAGTDIGKFTMMSINDDRTLNKTVHFQPPSNLLNMNNMAALWEEKIGRTLPRVSITEDDLLQRAREMRIPQSIVAALTHDIFINGCQINFSLDKPTDVEVCSLYPDSPFQTIAECFDDFAKKIPDNAKAVSKPAAAGNNAGFVPPAKPEALAITATCT
>evm.model.Scaffold163.95
MKSAIMNGSSPNVSETSRTMVIGSSGFIGRFVTEACLDSGRPTYILIRSTSNSPTKASTIKFLQDKGAIVIYGSITDKEFMEKVMREYKIEVVISTVGGGSILDQFNLIEAIKSVGTLKRFLPSEFGHDIDRAEPVEPGLTMYEQKRKIRRHIEMCGIPYTYICCNSIAAWPYHDNTHPADVLPPLDTFHIYGDGTVKAYFVAGTDIGKFTMMSINDDRTVNKTVHFRPPGNVLNMNEMASLWEEKIGRTLPRVTITEDDLLQRAQEMRIPQSVVAALTHDIFIKGCQINFSLDKPTDVEVCSLYPDVPLRTIGECFDNFAKKIFDNTKAVSSKPASNNAIFVPTAQPEAFAITAICT
>evm.model.Scaffold344.46
MEKVLRDYKIEVVISAVGGESILDQFNLIEAIKNVDTVKRFLPSEFGHDLDRADPVEPGLTMYNEKRKIRREIEESGIPYTYICCNSIAAWPYHDNTHPADVLPPLDKFQIYGDGTVKAYFVAGTDIGKFTLMSINDDRTLNKTVHFQPPSNLLNLNEMASLWEEKIGRTLPRVTITEQDLLHRAQDTPFRTIADCFEEFAKKIFDNAQAVTKPATATNNDVFAPTASPEALSITAMSS

Gene tree

Gene tree

Sheng jun & Dong yang Teams, Yunnan agriculture University