... and [1- 14 C] acetyl-CoA (47 mCiÆmmol)1) were purchased from MoravekBiochemicals (Brea, CA, USA). 4- Coumaroyl-CoA,cinnamoyl-CoA, 4- methoxycinnamoyl-CoA, benzoyl-CoA,phenylacetyl-CoA and N-methylanthraniloyl-CoA ... substrate-binding pocket (the so-called ‘coumaroyl-bindingpocket’ [3]) at the active site of the enzyme, and guides the course of the Claisen-type aromatic ring formationreaction of the enzyme-bound ... anthranilic acid is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of acridone alkaloids, which occur in greatest abundance in plants from the Rutaceae family[8]. In fact, ACS from Ru. graveolens is the onlyknown...