Delta-guaiene synthase

Delta-guaiene synthase (EC 4.2.3.93) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, delta-guaiene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate delta-guaiene + diphosphate
Delta-guaiene synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.93
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

This enzyme requires Mg2+.

References

  1. Deguerry F, Pastore L, Wu S, Clark A, Chappell J, Schalk M (October 2006). "The diverse sesquiterpene profile of patchouli, Pogostemon cablin, is correlated with a limited number of sesquiterpene synthases". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 454 (2): 123–36. doi:10.1016/j.abb.2006.08.006. PMID 16970904.
  2. Kumeta Y, Ito M (December 2010). "Characterization of delta-guaiene synthases from cultured cells of Aquilaria, responsible for the formation of the sesquiterpenes in agarwood". Plant Physiology. 154 (4): 1998–2007. doi:10.1104/pp.110.161828. PMC 2996018. PMID 20959422.


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