Biology:Alpha-copaene synthase

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α-copaene synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.133
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

α-Copaene synthase (EC 4.2.3.133) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, α-copaene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] (–)-α-copaene + diphosphate

This enzyme is isolated from Helianthus annuus (sunflower).

References

  1. "Identification, functional characterization and developmental regulation of sesquiterpene synthases from sunflower capitate glandular trichomes". BMC Plant Biology 9: 86. July 2009. doi:10.1186/1471-2229-9-86. PMID 19580670. 
  2. "Functional characterization of four sesquiterpene synthases from Ricinus communis (castor bean)". Phytochemistry 78: 20–8. June 2012. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.02.022. PMID 22459969. Bibcode2012PChem..78...20X. 

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