Alpha-santalene synthase
Alpha-santalene synthase (EC 4.2.3.82) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate lyase (cyclizing, (+)-alpha-santalene-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate (+)-alpha-santalene + diphosphate
| Alpha-santalene synthase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 4.2.3.82 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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The enzyme synthesizes a mixture of sesquiterpenes.
References
- Jones CG, Moniodis J, Zulak KG, Scaffidi A, Plummer JA, Ghisalberti EL, Barbour EL, Bohlmann J (May 2011). "Sandalwood fragrance biosynthesis involves sesquiterpene synthases of both the terpene synthase (TPS)-a and TPS-b subfamilies, including santalene synthases". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286 (20): 17445–54. doi:10.1074/jbc.m111.231787. PMC 3093818. PMID 21454632.
External links
- Alpha-santalene+synthase at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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