Entry
Name
tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene synthase;
ytpB (gene name)
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
all-trans-heptaprenyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
all-trans-heptaprenyl diphosphate = tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene + diphosphate [RN:
R10009 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
all-trans-heptaprenyl diphosphate [CPD:
C04216 ]
Product
tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene [CPD:
C20276 ];
diphosphate [CPD:
C00013 ]
Comment
Isolated from Bacillus subtilis. This sesquarterpene is present in a number of Bacillus species.
History
EC 4.2.3.130 created 2012
Orthology
K16188 tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene synthase
Genes
BAZ : BAMTA208_14940(ytpB)
BSON : S101395_01311(ytpB)
BKW : BkAM31D_12285(ytpB_1) BkAM31D_19180(ytpB_2)
RUE : DT065_08820 DT065_09020
SALE : EPH95_06640 EPH95_09130
SCIB : HUG20_16100 HUG20_16395
SCIA : HUG15_19085 HUG15_19310
MANA : MAMMFC1_01472(ytpB)
BALA : DSM104299_05164(ytpB)
CWO : Cwoe_1960 Cwoe_3650 Cwoe_4469 Cwoe_5620
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Sato T, Yoshida S, Hoshino H, Tanno M, Nakajima M, Hoshino T
Title
Sesquarterpenes (C35 terpenes) biosynthesized via the cyclization of a linear C35 isoprenoid by a tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene synthase and a tetraprenyl-beta-curcumene cyclase: identification of a new terpene cyclase.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.2.3.130