Alpha-muurolene synthase

Alpha-muurolene synthase (EC 4.2.3.125, Cop3) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, alpha-muurolene-forming).[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate alpha-muurolene + diphosphate
Alpha-muurolene synthase
Identifiers
EC number4.2.3.125
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

The enzyme has been characterized from the fungus Coprinus cinereus.

References

  1. Agger S, Lopez-Gallego F, Schmidt-Dannert C (June 2009). "Diversity of sesquiterpene synthases in the basidiomycete Coprinus cinereus". Molecular Microbiology. 72 (5): 1181–95. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06717.x. PMC 2723806. PMID 19400802.
  2. López-Gallego F, Wawrzyn GT, Schmidt-Dannert C (December 2010). "Selectivity of fungal sesquiterpene synthases: role of the active site's H-1 alpha loop in catalysis". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 76 (23): 7723–33. doi:10.1128/aem.01811-10. PMC 2988597. PMID 20889795.
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