Structure prediction of dihydroflavonol 4- reductase and anthocyanidin synthase from spinach.

ABSTRACT: Spinach is an important dietary vegetable associated with beneficial health effects. Flavonoids have various biological activities such as antioxidant, antibacterial, and anticancer effect Flavonoid including anthocyanin provides brilliant and colored pigments in different plant tissues. Anthocyanidin synthase and dihydroflavonol 4-reductase are responsible for anthocyanin biosynthesis. They contributed in plant protection against UV-B radiation, microbial and herbivore pathogens. A 3D structures of anthocyanidin synthase and dihydroflavonol 4-reductase from spinach are constructed in this study through homology modeling. The homology modeling is done by using the MODELLER 9v7 software. The energy of models was minimized by applying molecular mechanics method. The root mean square deviatio

SUBMITTER: Sahay A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3055707 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature