- Myrcene synthase
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myrcene synthase Identifiers EC number 4.2.3.15 Databases IntEnz IntEnz view BRENDA BRENDA entry ExPASy NiceZyme view KEGG KEGG entry MetaCyc metabolic pathway PRIAM profile PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum Gene Ontology AmiGO / EGO Search PMC articles PubMed articles In enzymology, a myrcene synthase (EC 4.2.3.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- geranyl diphosphate
myrcene + diphosphate
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, geranyl diphosphate, and two products, myrcene and diphosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (myrcene-forming). This enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis.
References
- Bohlmann J, Steele CL, Croteau R (1997). "Monoterpene synthases from grand fir (Abies grandis). cDNA isolation, characterization, and functional expression of myrcene synthase, (-)-(4S)-limonene synthase, and (-)-(1S,5S)-pinene synthase". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (35): 21784–92. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.35.21784. PMID 9268308.
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