Entry
Name
(+)-exo-beta-bergamotene synthase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(+)-exo-beta-bergamotene-forming]
Reaction(IUBMB)
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (+)-exo-beta-bergamotene + diphosphate [RN:
R13104 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate [CPD:
C00448 ]
Product
(+)-exo-beta-bergamotene [CPD:
C22617 ];
diphosphate [CPD:
C00013 ]
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the mold Aspergillus fumigatus, participates in the biosynthesis of the meroterpenoid fumagillin.
History
EC 4.2.3.211 created 2022
Pathway
ec00998 Biosynthesis of various antibiotics
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K22569 (+)-exo-beta-bergamotene synthase
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Lin HC, Chooi YH, Dhingra S, Xu W, Calvo AM, Tang Y.
Title
The fumagillin biosynthetic gene cluster in Aspergillus fumigatus encodes a cryptic terpene cyclase involved in the formation of beta-trans-bergamotene.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.2.3.211