Genome-Wide Identification of UGT Gene Family and Functional Analysis of <i>PgUGT29</i> in <i>Platycodon grandiflorus</i>.

ABSTRACT: Uridine diphosphate glycosyltransferase (UGT) is a core protein for glycosylation of plant natural products and other small molecules. Although many studies on functional identification of UGTs are now available, analysis of UGTs in Platycodon grandiflorus is still relatively scarce. We identified 107 PgUGTs genome-wide from P. grandiflorus and investigated their phylogenetic relationships, chromosomal localisation, collinearity, cis-regulatory elements, motifs, domains, and gene structures. PgUGT29 and PgUGT72 were two putative glycosyltransferases for platycodins biosynthesis in P. grandiflorus according to our previous study and bioinfornatical analyses. In vitro enzyme activity showed that PgUGT29 can catalyse the glycosylation of the C3 position of Platycodin D (P

SUBMITTER: Fan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12112217 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature