(−)-alpha-terpineol synthase

(−)-α-Terpineol synthase (EC 4.2.3.111) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (−)-α-terpineol-forming].[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(−)-α-terpineol synthase
Identifiers
EC no.4.2.3.111
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NCBIproteins
geranyl diphosphate + H2O (−)-α-terpineol + diphosphate

The enzyme has been characterized from Vitis vinifera (grape).

References

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  1. ^ Martin DM, Bohlmann J (May 2004). "Identification of Vitis vinifera (–)-α-terpineol synthase by in silico screening of full-length cDNA ESTs and functional characterization of recombinant terpene synthase". Phytochemistry. 65 (9): 1223–9. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.03.018. PMID 15184006.
  2. ^ Lücker J, Bowen P, Bohlmann J (October 2004). "Vitis vinifera terpenoid cyclases: functional identification of two sesquiterpene synthase cDNAs encoding (+)-valencene synthase and (–)-germacrene D synthase and expression of mono- and sesquiterpene synthases in grapevine flowers and berries". Phytochemistry. 65 (19): 2649–59. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.08.017. PMID 15464152.
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