| Entry |
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| Name |
(-)-alpha-amorphene synthase
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| Class |
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
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| Sysname |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (-)-alpha-amorphene-forming]
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (-)-alpha-amorphene + diphosphate [RN: R11827]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate [CPD: C00448]
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| Product |
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| Comment |
The enzyme, found in the bacterium Streptomyces viridochromogenes, is specific for (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate and produces only (-)-alpha-amorphene.
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| History |
EC 4.2.3.162 created 2017
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| Orthology |
| K28675 | (-)-alpha-amorphene synthase |
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| Genes |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Rabe P, Dickschat JS |
| Title |
Rapid chemical characterization of bacterial terpene synthases. |
| Journal |
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| Sequence |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Rinkel J, Rabe P, Garbeva P, Dickschat JS |
| Title |
Lessons from 1,3-Hydride Shifts in Sesquiterpene Cyclizations. |
| Journal |
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| Sequence |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Rabe P, Schmitz T, Dickschat JS |
| Title |
Mechanistic investigations on six bacterial terpene cyclases. |
| Journal |
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| Sequence |
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| Other DBs |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 4.2.3.162 |
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