(+)-alpha-pinene synthase
Class of enzymes
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(+)-α-pinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.121, (+)-α-pinene cyclase, cyclase I) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (+)-α-pinene-forming].[1][2][3][4][5][6] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
| (+)-α-pinene synthase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.2.3.121 | ||||||||
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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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Cyclase I of Salvia officinalis (sage) gives about equal parts (+)-α-pinene and (+)-camphene.
