Tricyclene synthase

Tricyclene synthase (EC 4.2.3.105, TPS3) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing; tricyclene-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate tricyclene + diphosphate
Tricyclene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.4.2.3.105
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The enzyme from Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) gives a mixture of tricyclene, camphene, beta-myrcene and limonene.

References

  1. Falara V, Akhtar TA, Nguyen TT, Spyropoulou EA, Bleeker PM, Schauvinhold I, Matsuba Y, Bonini ME, Schilmiller AL, Last RL, Schuurink RC, Pichersky E (October 2011). "The tomato terpene synthase gene family". Plant Physiology. 157 (2): 770–89. doi:10.1104/pp.111.179648. PMC 3192577. PMID 21813655.
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