Biology:(R)-limonene synthase
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Short description: Class of enzymes
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| EC number | 4.2.3.20 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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The enzyme (R)-limonene synthase (EC 4.2.3.20) catalyzes the reversible chemical reaction
- geranyl diphosphate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] (+)-(4R)-limonene + diphosphate.
Description
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is Geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (+)-(4R)-limonene-forming]. Other names in common use include Limonene synthase, and Geranyldiphosphate diphosphate lyase [(+)-(R)-limonene-forming].
The enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis and is localized to Leucoplasts of oil gland secretory cells.[1]
References
- ↑ "Limonene synthase, the enzyme responsible for monoterpene biosynthesis in peppermint, is localized to leucoplasts of oil gland secretory cells". Plant Physiology 120 (3): 879–86. July 1999. doi:10.1104/pp.120.3.879. PMID 10398724.
Further reading
- "Biosynthesis of the monoterpenes limonene and carvone in the fruit of caraway. I. Demonstration Of enzyme activities and their changes with development". Plant Physiology 117 (3): 901–12. July 1998. doi:10.1104/pp.117.3.901. PMID 9662532.
- "Monoterpene biosynthesis in lemon (Citrus limon). cDNA isolation and functional analysis of four monoterpene synthases". European Journal of Biochemistry 269 (13): 3160–71. July 2002. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.02985.x. PMID 12084056.
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