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Entry
EC 4.2.3.86                 Enzyme                                 
Name
7-epi-alpha-selinene synthase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
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Sysname
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (7-epi-alpha-selinene-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = 7-epi-alpha-selinene + diphosphate [RN:R09886]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate [CPD:C00448]
Product
7-epi-alpha-selinene [CPD:C20159];
diphosphate [CPD:C00013]
Comment
The recombinant enzyme from Vitis vinifera forms 49.5% (+)-valencene (cf. EC 4.2.3.73, valencene synthase) and 35.5% (-)-7-epi-alpha-selinene. Initial cyclization gives (+)-germacrene A in an enzyme bound form which is not released to the medium.
Reference
1  [PMID:15464152]
  Authors
Lucker J, Bowen P, Bohlmann J.
  Title
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.
  Journal
Phytochemistry. 65 (2004) 2649-59.
Reference
2  [PMID:19359488]
  Authors
Martin DM, Toub O, Chiang A, Lo BC, Ohse S, Lund ST, Bohlmann J
  Title
The bouquet of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Cabernet Sauvignon) flowers arises from the biosynthesis of sesquiterpene volatiles in pollen grains.
  Journal
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 106 (2009) 7245-50.
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