(S)-beta-macrocarpene_synthase

(S)-beta-macrocarpene synthase

(S)-beta-macrocarpene synthase

Class of enzymes

(S)-β-macrocarpene synthase (EC 5.5.1.17, TPS6, TPS11) is an enzyme with systematic name (S)-β-macrocarpene lyase (decyclizing).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(S)-β-bisabolene (S)-β-macrocarpene
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The synthesis of (S)-beta-macrocarpene from (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate proceeds in two steps.

References

  1. [1]
    Köllner TG, Schnee C, Li S, Svatos A, Schneider B, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J (July 2008). "Protonation of a neutral (S)-beta-bisabolene intermediate is involved in (S)-β-macrocarpene formation by the maize sesquiterpene synthases TPS6 and TPS11". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (30): 20779–88. doi:10.1074/jbc.m802682200. PMC 3258946. PMID 18524777.
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