Alpha-terpinene synthase

Alpha-terpinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.115) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, alpha-terpinene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate alpha-terpinene + diphosphate
Alpha-terpinene synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.115
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

The enzyme has been characterized from Dysphania ambrosioides (American wormseed).

References

  1. Poulose AJ, Croteau R (November 1978). "gamma-Terpinene synthetase: a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of aromatic monoterpenes". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 191 (1): 400–11. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(78)90104-2. PMID 736574.
  2. LaFever RE, Croteau R (March 1993). "Hydride shifts in the biosynthesis of the p-menthane monoterpenes alpha-terpinene, gamma-terpinene, and beta-phellandrene". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 301 (2): 361–6. doi:10.1006/abbi.1993.1156. PMID 8460944.
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