(R)-limonene synthase
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| EC no. | 4.2.3.20 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a (R)-limonene synthase (EC 4.2.3.20) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- geranyl diphosphate (+)-(4R)-limonene + diphosphate
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, geranyl diphosphate, and two products, (+)-(4R)-limonene and diphosphate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (+)-(4R)-limonene-forming]. Other names in common use include (+)-limonene synthase, and geranyldiphosphate diphosphate lyase [(+)-(R)-limonene-forming]. This enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis.
References
- Bouwmeester HJ, Gershenzon J, Konings MC, Croteau R (1998). "Biosynthesis of the Monoterpenes Limonene and Carvone in the Fruit of Caraway : I. Demonstration of Enzyme Activities and Their Changes with Development". Plant. Physiol. 117 (3): 901–12. doi:10.1104/pp.117.3.901. PMC 34944. PMID 9662532.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bouwmeester HJ, Verhoeven HA (2002). "Monoterpene biosynthesis in lemon (Citrus limon). cDNA isolation and functional analysis of four monoterpene synthases". Eur. J. Biochem. 269 (13): 3160–71. doi:10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.02985.x. PMID 12084056.
- Maruyama T, Ito M, Kiuchi F, Honda G (2001). "Molecular cloning, functional expression and characterization of d-limonene synthase from Schizonepeta tenuifolia". Biol. Pharm. Bull. 24 (4): 373–7. doi:10.1248/bpb.24.373. PMID 11305598.
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