Entry
Name
3-geranyl-3-[(Z)-2-isocyanoethenyl]indole synthase;
famD2 (gene name)
Class
Transferases;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups (only sub-subclass identified to date)
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
geranyl-diphosphate:3-[(Z)-2-isocyanoethenyl]-1H-indole geranyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
geranyl diphosphate + 3-[(Z)-2-isocyanoethenyl]-1H-indole = 3-geranyl-3-[(Z)-2-isocyanoethenyl]-1H-indole + diphosphate [RN:
R12089 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
geranyl diphosphate [CPD:
C00341 ];
3-[(Z)-2-isocyanoethenyl]-1H-indole [CPD:
C21893 ]
Product
3-geranyl-3-[(Z)-2-isocyanoethenyl]-1H-indole [CPD:
C21837 ];
diphosphate [CPD:
C00013 ]
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the cyanobacterium Fischerella ambigua UTEX 1903, participates in the biosynthesis of hapalindole-type alkaloids.
History
EC 2.5.1.146 created 2018
Orthology
K22841 3-geranyl-3-[(Z)-2-isocyanoethenyl]indole synthase
Reference
Authors
Li S, Lowell AN, Yu F, Raveh A, Newmister SA, Bair N, Schaub JM, Williams RM, Sherman DH
Title
Hapalindole/Ambiguine Biogenesis Is Mediated by a Cope Rearrangement, C-C Bond-Forming Cascade.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.5.1.146