Alpha-longipinene synthase

α-longipinene synthase
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EC no.4.2.3.80
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α-Longipinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.80) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (α-longipinene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate α-longipinene + diphosphate

The enzyme from Norway spruce produces longifolene as the main product.

References

  1. ↑ Martin DM, Fäldt J, Bohlmann J (August 2004). "Functional characterization of nine Norway Spruce TPS genes and evolution of gymnosperm terpene synthases of the TPS-d subfamily". Plant Physiology. 135 (4): 1908–27. doi:10.1104/pp.104.042028. PMC 520763. PMID 15310829.
  2. ↑ Köpke D, Schröder R, Fischer HM, Gershenzon J, Hilker M, Schmidt A (August 2008). "Does egg deposition by herbivorous pine sawflies affect transcription of sesquiterpene synthases in pine?". Planta. 228 (3): 427–38. Bibcode:2008Plant.228..427K. doi:10.1007/s00425-008-0747-8. PMC 2459234. PMID 18493792.