Terpene synthase N terminal domain
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| Terpene_synth | |||||||||
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 (+)-bornyl diphosphate synthase: complex with mg and product | |||||||||
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| Symbol | Terpene_synth | ||||||||
| Pfam | PF01397 | ||||||||
| InterPro | IPR001906 | ||||||||
| SCOP2 | 5eau / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
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In molecular biology, this protein domain belongs to the terpene synthase family (TPS). Its role is to synthesize terpenes, which are part of primary metabolism, such as sterols and carotene, and also part of the secondary metabolism. This entry will focus on the N terminal domain of the TPS protein.
Terpenes synthases have a role in producing important molecules in metabolism, these molecules are part of a large group called terpenoids. In particular, the N terminal domain has feature of the copalyl diphosphate synthase (CPS) active site.[1]
Structure
The N-terminal domain forms an alpha-barrel similar to that of the sesquiterpene cyclase epiaristolochene synthase.[2]