| Entry |
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| Name |
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| Class |
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
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| Sysname |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (beta-eudesmol-forming)
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H2O = beta-eudesmol + diphosphate [RN: R09526]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
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| Product |
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| Comment |
The recombinant enzyme from ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) gives 62.6% beta-eudesmol, 16.8% 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol (cf. EC 4.2.3.84, 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol synthase), 10% alpha-eudesmol (cf. EC 4.2.3.85, alpha-eudesmol synthase), and 5.6% aristolene.
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| History |
EC 4.2.3.68 created 2011, modified 2011, modified 2012
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| Orthology |
| K22055 | beta/10-epi-gamma/alpha-eudesmol synthase |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Yu F, Harada H, Yamasaki K, Okamoto S, Hirase S, Tanaka Y, Misawa N, Utsumi R |
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| Title |
Isolation and functional characterization of a beta-eudesmol synthase, a new sesquiterpene synthase from Zingiber zerumbet Smith. |
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| Sequence |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 4.2.3.68 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 4.2.3.68 |
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