Identification and Functional Characterization of Tyrosine Decarboxylase from Rehmannia glutinosa

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2022-03, Vol.27 (5), p.1634
• Main Authors: Li, Yuanjun, Wang, Yanan, Huang, Longyu, Chen, Chunrong, An, Na, Zheng, Xiaoke
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: acteoside; Amino acids; Biochemical analysis; Biosynthesis; Dopamine; Dopamine - metabolism; E coli; Enzyme kinetics; Experiments; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Glucosides - biosynthesis; Glucosides - chemistry; Glucosides - metabolism; Herbal medicine; Medicinal plants; Phenols - chemistry; Phenols - metabolism; Plant Proteins - chemistry; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Polyphenols; Proteins; Rehmannia - chemistry; Rehmannia - enzymology; Rehmannia - genetics; Rehmannia - metabolism; Rehmannia glutinosa; Transcription; Transcriptomes; Tyramine; Tyramine - chemistry; Tyramine - metabolism; Tyrosine; Tyrosine - metabolism; Tyrosine decarboxylase; Tyrosine Decarboxylase - genetics; Tyrosine Decarboxylase - metabolism
• ISSN: 1420-3049; 1420-3049
• DOI: 10.3390/molecules27051634

is an important medicinal plant that has long been used in Chinese traditional medicine. Acteoside, one of the bioactive components from , possessed various pharmacological activities for human health; however, the molecular mechanism of acteoside formation is not fully understood. In the current study, a novel tyrosine decarboxylase (designated as RgTyDC2) was identified from the transcriptome. Biochemical analysis of RgTyDC2 showed RgTyDC2 uses tyrosine and dopa as the substrate to produce tyramine and dopamine, respectively, and it displays higher catalytic efficiency toward tyrosine than dopa. Moreover, the transcript level of was consistent with the accumulation pattern of acteoside in , supporting its possible role in the biosynthesis of acteoside in vivo.