Raucaffricine beta-glucosidase

The enzyme raucaffricine β-glucosidase catalyzes the following chemical reaction:


 * raucaffricine + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ D -glucose + vomilenine

This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is raucaffricine β- D -glucohydrolase. Other names in common use include raucaffricine β- D -glucosidase, and raucaffricine glucosidase. This enzyme participates in indole and ipecac alkaloid biosynthesis.