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Rosmarinic acid portable pathway

Rosmarinic acid portable pathway

Rosmarinic acid pathway definition imported from the 2026-05-17 portable BLAST/HMM package.

Representative Rosmarinic Acid Reaction Route
Phenylalanine donor branch plus tyrosine acceptor branch. This pathway merges two aromatic amino-acid branches; after RAS condensation, CYP98A-type hydroxylases form rosmarinic acid with CPR electron-transfer support. The page displays annotatable members in the current reference library.
7 curated steps/modules
Phenylalanine Donor Branch
01
Substrate
L-Phenylalanine
C9H11NO2
C6H5-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Deamination into the phenylpropanoid donor branch
Product
trans-Cinnamic acid
C9H8O2
C6H5-CH=CH-COOH
PAL converts L-phenylalanine to cinnamate as the entry step toward the 4-coumaroyl-CoA donor.
02
Substrate
trans-Cinnamic acid
C9H8O2
C6H5-CH=CH-COOH
Cinnamate 4-hydroxylation
Product
4-Coumaric acid
C9H8O3
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-COOH
C4H/CYP73A forms 4-coumaric acid for downstream CoA activation.
03
Substrate
4-Coumaric acid
C9H8O3
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-COOH
Substrate
CoA
C21H36N7O16P3S
CoA-SH
CoA ligation to form the RAS acyl donor
Product
4-Coumaroyl-CoA
C30H38N7O18P3S
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-C(=O)-SCoA
4CL generates 4-coumaroyl-CoA as the acyl donor for the RAS condensation reaction.
Tyrosine Acceptor Branch And Condensation
04
Substrate
L-Tyrosine
C9H11NO3
4-HO-C6H4-CH2-CH(NH2)-COOH
Transamination to 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate
Product
4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate
C9H8O4
4-HO-C6H4-CH2-C(=O)-COOH
TAT routes L-tyrosine into the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate acceptor branch.
05
Substrate
4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate
C9H8O4
4-HO-C6H4-CH2-C(=O)-COOH
Reduction to the HPLA acceptor
Product
4-Hydroxyphenyllactate
C9H10O4
4-HO-C6H4-CH2-CH(OH)-COOH
HPPR reduces 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate to 4-hydroxyphenyllactate.
06
Substrate
4-Coumaroyl-CoA
C30H38N7O18P3S
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-C(=O)-SCoA
Substrate
4-Hydroxyphenyllactate
C9H10O4
4-HO-C6H4-CH2-CH(OH)-COOH
Ester-forming condensation
Product
4-Coumaroyl-4'-hydroxyphenyllactate
C18H16O7
4-HO-C6H4-CH=CH-C(=O)-O-CH(COOH)-CH2-Ar-OH
RAS couples the acyl donor with the HPLA acceptor to form the direct rosmarinic-acid precursor.
07
Substrate
4-Coumaroyl-4'-hydroxyphenyllactate
C18H16O7
mono-catechol ester precursor
CYP98A14-type hydroxylation with CPR electron-transfer support
Product
Rosmarinic acid
C18H16O8
caffeoyl-O-3,4-dihydroxyphenyllactate
CYP98A14 or close CYP98A enzymes catalyse 3/3' hydroxylation; CPR in the current reference library represents electron-transfer support for this P450 reaction and should not be interpreted as CPR alone performing hydroxylation.
Lineage Distribution
Assignments under this module are distributed across the following plant lineages.
Current lineage filter: Bryophytes. All species, family, module, and gene statistics below have been narrowed to this lineage.
Lineage Summary
Module Gene List
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GeneSpeciesProtein ID
Apal2470150060 aulacomnium_palustre Apal2470150060
Apal2740153270 aulacomnium_palustre Apal2740153270
Apal2770153860 aulacomnium_palustre Apal2770153860
Apal2980155630 aulacomnium_palustre Apal2980155630
Apal3000155850 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3000155850
Apal3000155870 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3000155870
Apal3000155980 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3000155980
Apal3120157020 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3120157020
Apal3170157860 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3170157860
Apal3210158060 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3210158060
Apal3630162150 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3630162150
Apal3630162170 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3630162170
Apal3970166010 aulacomnium_palustre Apal3970166010
Apal4320169640 aulacomnium_palustre Apal4320169640
Apal4330169720 aulacomnium_palustre Apal4330169720
Apal4640173700 aulacomnium_palustre Apal4640173700
Apal4770175240 aulacomnium_palustre Apal4770175240
Apal4840176260 aulacomnium_palustre Apal4840176260
Apal4840176530 aulacomnium_palustre Apal4840176530
Apal4850176650 aulacomnium_palustre Apal4850176650
Apal5050178230 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5050178230
Apal5070178790 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5070178790
Apal5120179170 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5120179170
Apal5160180280 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5160180280
Apal5440184400 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5440184400
Apal5570185810 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5570185810
Apal5730188350 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5730188350
Apal5770188740 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5770188740
Apal5770188840 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5770188840
Apal5830189580 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5830189580