Biology:2-methylisoborneol synthase

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2-methylisoborneol synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.118
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2-methylisoborneol synthase (EC 4.2.3.118, sco7700, 2-MIB cyclase, MIB synthase, MIBS) is an enzyme with systematic name (E)-2-methylgeranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, 2-methylisoborneol-forming).[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(E)-2-methylgeranyl diphosphate + H2O [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] 2-methylisoborneol + diphosphate

The product, 2-methylisoborneol, is a characteristic odiferous compound with a musty smell produced by soil microorganisms.

References

  1. "Biochemistry and molecular genetics of the biosynthesis of the earthy odorant methylisoborneol in Streptomyces coelicolor". Journal of the American Chemical Society 130 (28): 8908–9. July 2008. doi:10.1021/ja803639g. PMID 18563898. 
  2. "Identification and functional analysis of genes controlling biosynthesis of 2-methylisoborneol". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105 (21): 7422–7. May 2008. doi:10.1073/pnas.0802312105. PMID 18492804. Bibcode2008PNAS..105.7422K. 
  3. "Biosynthesis of 2-methylisoborneol in cyanobacteria". Environmental Science & Technology 45 (3): 992–8. February 2011. doi:10.1021/es102992p. PMID 21174459. Bibcode2011EnST...45..992G. 

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