Alpha-terpinene synthase

Alpha-terpinene synthase
Identifiers
EC number 4.2.3.115
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

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

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

References

  1. Poulose, A.J.; Croteau, R. (1978). "γ-Terpinene synthetase: a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of aromatic monoterpenes". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 191 (1): 400–411. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(78)90104-2. PMID 736574.
  2. LaFever, R.E.; Croteau, R. (1993). "Hydride shifts in the biosynthesis of the p-menthane monoterpenes α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, and β-phellandrene". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 301: 361–366. doi:10.1006/abbi.1993.1156. PMID 8460944.

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