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CVS (enzyme)

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CVS is a terpene cyclase enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of valencene, a sesquiterpene, using farnesyl pyrophosphate as its substrate. The first CVS enzyme was isolated using orange cDNA.[1]

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  1. ^ Sharon-Asa, Liat; Moshe Shalit; Ahuva Frydman; Einat Bar; Doron Holland; Etti Or; Uri Lavi; Efraim Lewinsohn; Yoram Eyal (2003). "Citrus fruit flavor and aroma biosynthesis: isolation, functional characterization, and developmental regulation of Cstps1, a key gene in the production of the sesquiterpene aroma compound valencene". The Plant Journal. 36 (5). Blackwell Publishing Ltd.: 664–674. doi:10.1046/j.1365-313x.2003.01910.x. PMID 14617067.


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