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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
Apal5900190760 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5900190760
Apal5900190790 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5900190790
Apal5970192230 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5970192230
Apal5990192810 aulacomnium_palustre Apal5990192810
Apal6110194400 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6110194400
Apal6290196200 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6290196200
Apal6430197880 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6430197880
Apal6450198020 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6450198020
Apal6590201080 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6590201080
Apal6810205270 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6810205270
Apal6900207890 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6900207890
Apal6970209200 aulacomnium_palustre Apal6970209200
Apal7010209620 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7010209620
Apal7010209800 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7010209800
Apal7030210020 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7030210020
Apal7110211370 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7110211370
Apal7310214350 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7310214350
Apal7360215600 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7360215600
Apal7470217140 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7470217140
Apal7470217210 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7470217210
Apal7480217220 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7480217220
Apal7500217510 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7500217510
Apal7500217550 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7500217550
Apal7520217700 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7520217700
Apal7520217750 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7520217750
Apal7600218250 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7600218250
Apal7710219210 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7710219210
Apal7760219920 aulacomnium_palustre Apal7760219920
Apal785700220840 aulacomnium_palustre Apal785700220840
Apal8090225800 aulacomnium_palustre Apal8090225800