Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a hydroxymandelonitrile glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.178) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionUDP-glucose + 4-hydroxymandelonitrile UDP + taxiphyllinThus the two substrates of this enzyme are UDP-glucose and 4-hydroxymandelonitrile whereas its two products are UDP and taxiphyllin.This enzyme belongs to the family of glycosyltransferases specifically the hexosyltransferases.