ENTRY EC 2.3.1.150
NAME Salutaridinol 7-O-acetyltransferase
CLASS Transferases
Acyltransferases
Acyltransferases
REACTION Acetyl-CoA + Salutaridinol = CoA + 7-O-Acetylsalutaridinol
SUBSTRATE Acetyl-CoA
Salutaridinol
PRODUCT CoA
7-O-Acetylsalutaridinol
COMMENT At higher PH values the product spontaneously closes the 4->5 oxide
bridge by allylic elimination to form the Morphine precursor
Thebaine
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.3.1.150
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.3.1.150
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