- Pinene synthase
In
enzymology , a pinene synthase (EC number|4.2.3.14) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :geranyl diphosphate ightleftharpoons pinene + diphosphate
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate,
geranyl diphosphate , and two products,pinene anddiphosphate .This enzyme belongs to the family of
lyase s, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, pinene-forming). Other names in common use include beta-geraniolene synthase, (-)-(1S,5S)-pinene synthase, and geranyldiphosphate diphosphate lyase (pinene forming). This enzyme participates inmonoterpenoid biosynthesis .References
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Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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