(−)-alpha-terpineol synthase

(−)-α-Terpineol synthase (EC 4.2.3.111) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (−)-α-terpineol-forming].^[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate + H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (−)-α-terpineol + diphosphate

(−)-α-terpineol synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.111
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Search PMC articles PubMed articles NCBI proteins

The enzyme has been characterized from Vitis vinifera (grape).

References

1. Martin DM, Bohlmann J (May 2004). "Identification of Vitis vinifera (–)-α-terpineol synthase by in silico screening of full-length cDNA ESTs and functional characterization of recombinant terpene synthase". Phytochemistry. 65 (9): 1223–9. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.03.018. PMID 15184006.
2. Lücker J, Bowen P, Bohlmann J (October 2004). "Vitis vinifera terpenoid cyclases: functional identification of two sesquiterpene synthase cDNAs encoding (+)-valencene synthase and (–)-germacrene D synthase and expression of mono- and sesquiterpene synthases in grapevine flowers and berries". Phytochemistry. 65 (19): 2649–59. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.08.017. PMID 15464152.

External links

• (−)-alpha-terpineol+synthase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)