EC |
4.2.3.161 |
Accepted name: |
(3S)-(+)-asterisca-2(9),6-diene synthase |
Reaction: |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (3S)-(+)-asterisca-2(9),6-diene + diphosphate |
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For diagram of bicyclic and tricyclic sesquiterpenoids derived from humuladienyl cation, click here |
Glossary: |
(3S)-(+)-asterisca-2(9),6-diene = (4S,7Z)-2,2,4,7-tetramethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9-hexahydro-1H-cyclopenta[8]annulene |
Other name(s): |
TPS2 (gene name) |
Systematic name: |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (3S)-(+)-asterisca-2(9),6-diene-forming] |
Comments: |
The sequiterpene (3S)-(+)-asterisca-2(9),6-diene has been shown to be synthezised in the slime-mould Dictyostelium discoideum. The enzyme is specific for (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
References: |
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Chen, X., Kollner, T.G., Jia, Q., Norris, A., Santhanam, B., Rabe, P., Dickschat, J.S., Shaulsky, G., Gershenzon, J. and Chen, F. Terpene synthase genes in eukaryotes beyond plants and fungi: occurrence in social amoebae. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 113 (2016) 12132–12137. [DOI] [PMID: 27790999] |
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Rabe, P., Rinkel, J., Nubbemeyer, B., Kollner, T.G., Chen, F. and Dickschat, J.S. Terpene cyclases from social Amoebae. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 55 (2016) 15420–15423. [DOI] [PMID: 27862766] |
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[EC 4.2.3.161 created 2017] |
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