Tricyclene synthase

Tricyclene synthase (EC 4.2.3.105, TPS3) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing; tricyclene-forming).^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

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

Tricyclene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.105
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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The enzyme from Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) gives a mixture of tricyclene, camphene, beta-myrcene and limonene.