Biology:(4S)-limonene synthase

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Short description: Class of enzymes
(4S)-limonene synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.16
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme (4S)-limonene synthase (EC 4.2.3.16) catalyzes the chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] (−)-(4S)-limonene + diphosphate

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, (−)-(4S)-limonene-forming]. Other names in common use include (−)-(4S)-limonene synthase, 4S-(−)-limonene synthase, geranyldiphosphate diphosphate lyase (limonene forming), geranyldiphosphate diphosphate lyase [cyclizing,, and (4S)-limonene-forming]. This enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis.

References

  • "Monoterpene synthases from grand fir (Abies grandis). cDNA isolation, characterization, and functional expression of myrcene synthase, (−)-(4S)-limonene synthase, and (−)-(1S,5S)-pinene synthase". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (35): 21784–92. 1997. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.35.21784. PMID 9268308. 
  • "4S-limonene synthase from the oil glands of spearmint (Mentha spicata). cDNA isolation, characterization, and bacterial expression of the catalytically active monoterpene cyclase". J. Biol. Chem. 268 (31): 23016–24. 1993. PMID 8226816. 
  • "cDNA cloning, characterization, and functional expression of 4S-(−)-limonene synthase from Perilla frutescens". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 332 (2): 280–7. 1996. doi:10.1006/abbi.1996.0343. PMID 8806736.