R-linalool synthase

In enzymology, a R-linalool synthase (EC number|4.2.3.26) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:geranyl diphosphate + H₂O $ightleftharpoons$ (3R)-linalool + diphosphate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are geranyl diphosphate and H₂O, whereas its two products are (3R)-linalool 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 [(3R)-linalool-forming] . Other names in common use include (3R)-linalool synthase, and (-)-3R-linalool synthase.

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