Entry
Name
(+)-isoafricanol synthase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (+)-isoafricanol-forming]
Reaction(IUBMB)
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H2O = (+)-isoafricanol + diphosphate [RN:
R11822 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
Comment
(+)-Isoafricanol is a sesquiterpene alcohol. Its synthesis has been shown to occur in the bacteria Streptomyces violaceusniger and Streptomyces malaysiensis.
History
EC 4.2.3.157 created 2017
Orthology
K23043 (+)-isoafricanol synthase
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Riclea R, Citron CA, Rinkel J, Dickschat JS
Title
Identification of isoafricanol and its terpene cyclase in Streptomyces violaceusniger using CLSA-NMR.
Journal
Sequence
Reference
Authors
Rabe P, Samborskyy M, Leadlay PF, Dickschat JS
Title
Isoafricanol synthase from Streptomyces malaysiensis.
Journal
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.2.3.157