| EC |
4.2.3.200 |
| Accepted name: |
β-pinacene synthase |
| Reaction: |
geranylgeranyl diphosphate = β-pinacene + diphosphate |
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For diagram of cembrene and related diterpenoids, click here |
| Glossary: |
β-pinacene = 4,8,12-trimethyl-1-(propan-2-yl)cyclotetradeca-1,3,7,11-tetraene |
| Other name(s): |
PcS |
| Systematic name: |
geranylgeranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, β-pinacene-forming) |
| Comments: |
Isolated from the slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum. The 1-proR hydrogen atom of geranylgeranyl diphosphate is lost in the reaction. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Rinkel, J., Rabe, P., Chen, X., Kollner, T.G., Chen, F. and Dickschat, J.S. Mechanisms of the diterpene cyclases β-pinacene synthase from Dictyostelium discoideum and hydropyrene synthase from Streptomyces clavuligerus. Chem. Eur. J. 23 (2017) 10501–10505. [PMID: 28696553] |
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