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Alpha-terpinene synthase

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α-terpinene synthase
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EC no.4.2.3.115
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α-Terpinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.115) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, α-terpinene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate α-terpinene + diphosphate

The enzyme has been characterized from Dysphania ambrosioides (American wormseed).

References

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  1. ^ Poulose AJ, Croteau R (November 1978). "γ-Terpinene synthetase: a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of aromatic monoterpenes". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 191 (1): 400–11. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(78)90104-2. PMID 736574.
  2. ^ LaFever RE, Croteau R (March 1993). "Hydride shifts in the biosynthesis of the p-menthane monoterpenes α-terpinene, γ-terpinene, and β-phellandrene". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 301 (2): 361–6. doi:10.1006/abbi.1993.1156. PMID 8460944.
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