Drimenol cyclase

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Drimenol cyclase
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EC no.3.1.7.7
CAS no.146838-17-7
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Drimenol cyclase (EC 3.1.7.7, farnesyl pyrophosphate:drimenol cyclase) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase (drimenol-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H2O drimenol + diphosphate

References[edit]

  1. ^ Banthorp DV, Brown JT, Morris GS (1992). "Partial purification of farnesyl pyrophosphate:drimenol cyclase and geranylgerany pyrophosphate:sclareol cyclase, using cell culture as a source of material". Phytochemistry. 31: 3391–3395. doi:10.1016/0031-9422(92)83692-R.

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