(+)-germacrene D synthase

(+)-germacrene D synthase (EC 4.2.3.77) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((+)-germacrene-D-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate (+)-germacrene D + diphosphate
(+)-germacrene D synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.77
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

This enzyme requires Mg2+, Mn2+, Ni2+ or Co2+.

References

  1. Picaud S, Olsson ME, Brodelius M, Brodelius PE (August 2006). "Cloning, expression, purification and characterization of recombinant (+)-germacrene D synthase from Zingiber officinale". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 452 (1): 17–28. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2006.06.007. PMID 16839518.
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