KEGG   ENZYME: 4.2.1.123
Entry
EC 4.2.1.123                Enzyme                                 
Name
tetrahymanol synthase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Hydro-lyases
Sysname
squalene hydro-lyase (tetrahymanol-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
tetrahymanol = squalene + H2O [RN:R02875]
Reaction(KEGG)
R02875
Substrate
tetrahymanol [CPD:C06083]
Product
squalene [CPD:C00751];
H2O [CPD:C00001]
Comment
The reaction occurs in the reverse direction.
History
EC 4.2.1.123 created 2011
Pathway
ec00909  Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis
ec01110  Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K26054  tetrahymanol synthase
Genes
TETTTHERM_01008630
PTMGSPATT00022597001
Reference
1  [PMID:1892870]
  Authors
Saar J, Kader JC, Poralla K, Ourisson G
  Title
Purification and some properties of the squalene-tetrahymanol cyclase from Tetrahymena thermophila.
  Journal
Biochim Biophys Acta 1075:93-101 (1991)
DOI:10.1016/0304-4165(91)90080-Z
Reference
2  [PMID:15959594]
  Authors
Giner JL, Rocchetti S, Neunlist S, Rohmer M, Arigoni D
  Title
Detection of 1,2-hydride shifts in the formation of euph-7-ene by the squalene-tetrahymanol cyclase of Tetrahymena pyriformis.
  Journal
Chem Commun (Camb) 3089-91 (2005)
DOI:10.1039/b504300j
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.2.1.123
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 4.2.1.123
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.2.1.123
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 4.2.1.123

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