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Entry
EC 4.2.3.73                 Enzyme                                 
Name
valencene synthase
Class
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (valencene-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (+)-valencene + diphosphate [RN:R08691]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate [CPD:C00448]
Product
(+)-valencene [CPD:C17277];
diphosphate [CPD:C00013]
Comment
The recombinant enzyme from Vitis vinifera gave 49.5% (+)-valencene and 35.5% (-)-7-epi-alpha-selinene. Initial cyclization gives (+)-germacrene A in an enzyme bound form which is not released to the medium.
Pathway
Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis
Orthology
K14181  
valencene synthase
Genes
VVI: 
Taxonomy
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.
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