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EC 4.2.3.166     
Accepted name: (+)-(1E,4E,6S,7R)-germacra-1(10),4-dien-6-ol synthase
Reaction: (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H2O = (+)-(1E,4E,6S,7R)-germacra-1(10),4-dien-6-ol + diphosphate
For diagram of biosynthesis of ent-germacrene sesquiterpenoids, click here
Glossary: (+)-(1E,4E,6S,7R)-germacra-1(10),4-dien-6-ol = (1S,2E,6E,10R)-3,7-dimethyl-10-(propan-2-yl)cyclodeca-2,6-dien-1-ol
Systematic name: (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (+)-(1E,4E,6S,7R)-germacra-1(10),4-dien-6-ol-forming]
Comments: The enzyme has been identified in the bacterium Streptomyces pratensis. It is specific for (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc
References:
1.  Rabe, P., Barra, L., Rinkel, J., Riclea, R., Citron, C.A., Klapschinski, T.A., Janusko, A. and Dickschat, J.S. Conformational analysis, thermal rearrangement, and EI-MS fragmentation mechanism of ((1(10)E,4E,6S,7R)-germacradien-6-ol by 13C-labeling experiments. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 54 (2015) 13448–13451. [DOI] [PMID: 26361082]
[EC 4.2.3.166 created 2017]
 
 


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