Myrcene synthase

The enzyme myrcene synthase (EC 4.2.3.15) catalyzes the chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ myrcene + diphosphate

myrcene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.15
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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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 (myrcene-forming). This enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis.