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. 2023 Oct 27;21:5358–5371. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2023.10.046

Table 1.

The Plant UGTs with solved structures. The sources of these structures were retrieved from the Protein Data Bank in May 2023. Abbreviations: UDP, uridine diphosphate; UDP-2FGlc, UDP-2-deoxy-2-fluoro glucose; DCA, 3,4-dichloroaniline; TCP, 2,4,5-trichlorophenol; DTX, digitoxigenin; SA, salicylic acid; 2-BA, 2-bromobenzoic acid (an SA analogue); UDP-Glc, UDP-glucose; UDP-Gal, UDP-galactose; UDP-GlcA, UDP-glucuronic acid; UDP-Xyl, UDP-xylose; UDP-Arap, UDP- arabinopyranose; UDP-Rha, UDP-rhamnose; UDP-GlcNAc, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine; D3G, deoxynivalenol 3-O-glucoside; DCP,3,4-dichlorophenol; DCT,3,4-dichlorothiophenol;Sm, steviolmonoside; Reb E (D), rebaudioside E (D); ST, steviol; STB, a glycoside of steviol.

UGT (Species) Subfamily Sugar donor* Acceptor# Apo/complex (PDB ID) Reference
LpCGTb
(Landoltia punctata)
UGT71 UDP-Arap
UDP-Xyl
UDP-Gal (20%)* *
2-hydroxyflavanone Apo (6LFN) [26]
SbCGTb
(Scutellaria baicalensis)
UGT71 UDP-Arap
UDP-Xyl
UDP-Glc
2-hydroxyflavanone UDP-Glc (6LFZ) [26]
GgCGT
(Glycyrrhiza glabra)
UGT71 UDP-Glc
UDP-Xyl
UDP-Gal
UDP-Arap
Phenolic compounds
(flavonoids, simple aromatic compound)
UDP-Glc (6L5P)
UDP-Gal (6L5Q)
UDP, phloretin (6L5R,6L5S)
UDP, nothofagin (6L7H)
[27]
LpCGTa
(Landoltia punctata)
UGT71 UDP-Glc
UDP-Arap
UDP-Gal
UDP-Xyl
2-hydroxyflavanone UDP (6LG1) [26]
MiCGT##
(Tetranychus Urticae)
UGT71 UDP-Glc
UDP-Xyl
Flavonoids
(quercetin, maclurin)
Acetophenones
(2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone)
DCA
UDP-Glc (7VA8) [28], [29]
Os79##
(Oryza sativa Japonica Group)
UGT74 UDP-Glc Tricyclic sesquiterpenoid epoxides
(deoxynivalenol nivalenol, isotrichodermol, HT-2 toxin)
UDP (5TMB, 5TME)
UDP-2FGlc, trichothecene (5TMD)
UDP, D3G (6BK3)
[30], [31]
PaGT2
(Phytolacca americana)
UGT72 UDP-Glc Polyphenols
(flavonoids, stilbenoids)
Apo (6JEL)
UDP-2FGlc, resveratrol (6JEM)
UDP-2FGlc, pterostilbene (6JEN)
[32]
PaGT3
(Phytolacca americana)
UGT73 UDP-Glc Polyphenols
(flavonoids, anthocyanins, stilbenoids)
15-crown-5 ether (6LZX)
18-crown-6 ether (6LZY)
UDP-2FGlc (7VEL)
UDP-2FGlc, capsaicin (7VEK)
UDP-2FGlc, kaempferol (7VEJ)
[33], [34]
PtUGT1
(Persicaria tinctoria)
UGT72 UDP-Glc Indoxyl
DCP
DCA
DCT
Indoxyl sulfate (5NLM)
UDP-Glc (6SU6)
DCA (6SU7)
[35], [36]
SbCGTa
(Scutellaria baicalensis)
UHT71 UDP-Glc
UDP-Arap
UDP-Gal
UDP-Xyl
2-hydroxyflavanone UDP (6LG0) [26]
TcCGT1
(Trollius chinensis)
UGT72 UDP-Glc
UDP-Xyl
UDP-Gal
UDP-Arap
Aromatic compounds
(flavonoids, hydroxynaphthalenes, stilbenes)
UDP (6JTD) [37]
UGT706F8
(Zea mays)
UGT71 UDP-Glc Flavonoids
(silybin)
UDP (7Q3S) [13]
UGT708C1
(Fagopyrum esculentum)
UGT71 UDP-Glc
UDP-Gal
Flavonoids
(phloretin)
Acetophenones
(2′,4′,6′-trihydroxyacetophenone)
Apo (6LLG)
UDP (6LLW)
UDP-Glc (6LLZ)
BrUTP (7CYW)
[38]
UGT71G1
(Medicago truncatula)
UGT71 UDP-Glc Triterpenoids
(medicagenic acid, hederagenin)
Flavonoids
(quercetin)
Isoflavonoids
(genistein, biochanin A)
UDP (2ACV)
UDP-Glc (2ACW)
[39]
UGT72B1
(Arabidopsis thaliana)
UGT72 UDP-Glc
UDP-Xyl
UDP-Gal (weak)* *
DCA
TCP
UDP-2FGlc, TCP (2VCE)
UDP (2VCH)
UDP-Tris (2VG8)
[40]
UGT74AC1##
(Siraitia grosvenorii)
UGT74 UDP-Glc Triterpenoids
(mogrol)
Flavonoids
(quercetin)
Apo (6L90)
UDP-Glc (6L8Z)
[41]
UGT74AC2
(Siraitia grosvenorii)
UGT74 UDP-Glc Flavonoids
(silybin)
UDP (7BV3) [42]
UGT74AN2
(Calotropis gigantea)
UGT74 UDP-Glc
UDP-GlcNAc (13%)* *
UDP-Gal (6%)* *
Aromatic compound
(flavonoids, stilbenes)
Steroids
Terpenoids
Apo (7W09)
UDP (7W0K)
UDP-Glc (7W1H)
UDP, sibufogenin (7W0Z)
UDP, bufalin (7W10)
UDP, DTX (7W1B)
UDP, DTXG (7W11)
[43]
UGT74F2##
(Arabidopsis thaliana)
UGT74 UDP-Glc Benzoic acid and derivatives
(benzoic acid, SA)
UDP, SA (5U6M)
UDP, 2-BA (5U6S)
[44]
UGT78G1
(Medicago truncatula)
UGT78 UDP-Glc Flavonoids
(kaempferol, myricetin)
Isoflavonoids
(formononetin)
Anthocyanidins
(pelargonidin, cyanidin)
UDP (3HBJ)
UDP, myricetin (3HBF)
[45]
UGT78K6
(Clitoria ternatea)
UGT78 UDP-Glc Anthocyanidins
(delphinidin, petunidin)
Flavonoids
(kaempferol)
Apo (3WC4)
UDP (4WHM)
Kaempferol (4REL)
Delphinidin (4REM)
Petunidin (4REN)
[46], [47]
UGT85B1
(Sorghum bicolor)
UGT85 UDP-Glc Cyanohydrins
(P-hydroxymandelonitrile)
Terpenoids
(geraniol)
Aromatic compound
(mandelonitrile, benzyl alcohol)
Hexanol derivatives
(1-hexanol)
UDP (7ZER)
UDP, p-hydroxmandelonitrile (7ZF0)
[48], [49]
UGT85H2
(Medicago truncatula)
UGT85 UDP-Glc Flavonoids
(kaempferol)
Isoflavonoids
(biochanin A)
Chalcones
(isoliquiritigenin)
Apo (2PQ6) [50]
UGT91C1
(Oryza sativa Japonica Group)
UGT91 UDP-Glc Diterpenoids
(Steviol glycosides)
Apo (7ERY)
UDP, Reb E (7ES0)
UDP, ST (7ES1)
UDP, STB (7ERX)
UDP, Reb D (7ES2)
[51]
VvGT1
(Vitis vinifera)
UGT78 UDP-Glc
UDP-GlcNAc (weak)
UDP-Gal (weak) * *
UDP-Xyl (weak) * *
Flavonoids
(quercetin, kaempferol)
Anthocyanidins
(cyanidin)
UDP (2C1X)
UDP-2FGlc, kaempferol (2C1Z)
UDP, quercetin (2C9Z)
[52]
ZmCGTa
(Zea mays)
UGT71 UDP-Glc
UDP-Arap
UDP-Gal
UDP-Xyl
2-hydroxyflavanone UDP (6LF6) [26]
UGT73P12
(Glycyrrhiza uralensis)
UGT73 UDP-GlcA
UDP-Glc (14%)* *
UDP-gal (1.3%)* *
Triterpenoids
(glycyrrhetinic acid 3-O-monoglucuronide)
UDP, glycyrrhetinic acid 3-O- monoglucuronide (7C2X) -
UGT89C1
(Arabidopsis thaliana)
UGT89 UDP-Rha Flavonoids
(quercetin, kaempferol)
Apo (6IJ7)
UDP (6IJ9)
UDP-Rha (6IJA)
Quercetin (6IJD)
[53]
UGT76G1##
(Stevia rebaudiana)
UGT76 UDP-Xyl
UDP-Glc
Diterpenoids
(steviol glycosides)
UDP (6INF, 6KVI, 6O87)
UDP-Xyl (6KVJ)
UDP, Sm (6KVK)
UDP, Reb B (6KVL,6INI,6O88)
[54], [55], [56]
ZjOGT3
(Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa.)
UGT84 UDP-Glc
UDP-Xyl
UDP-GlcNAc (22%)* *
UDP-Arap (19%)* *
Flavonoids
Isoflavonoids
Chalcones
UDP (8INH) [57]

*The sugar donors are listed in order of preference.

* * Percentage represents the conversion rate, whereas “weak” represents low catalytic activity.

# Specific compounds are listed in parentheses.

## Mutant structures are not listed.