(−)-beta-pinene synthase

(−)-β-Pinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.120, β-geraniolene synthase, (−)-(1S,5S)-pinene synthase, geranyldiphosphate diphosphate lyase (pinene forming)) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (−)-β-pinene-forming].^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (−)-β-pinene + diphosphate

(−)-β-pinene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.120
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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Cyclase II of Salvia officinalis (sage) produces about equal parts (−)-α-pinene, (−)-β-pinene and (−)-camphene.