Type: | Domain | Name: | Chalcone isomerase, 3-layer sandwich |
Description: | Chalcone isomerase (; also known as chalcone-flavanone isomerase) is a plant enzyme responsible for the isomerisation of chalcone to naringenin, a key step in the biosynthesis of flavonoids. The Petunia hybrida(Petunia) genome contains two genes coding for very similar enzymes, ChiA and ChiB, but only the first seems to encode a functional chalcone isomerase. This entry represents a 3-layer beta/beta/alpha sandwich subdomain found in chalcone isomerases []. | Short Name: | Chalcone_isomerase_3-sand |