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Short description: Class of enzymes
(R)-limonene synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.20
Databases
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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]

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