EC 4.2.3.95 - (-)-α-cuprenene synthase

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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 4.2.3.95

Names

Accepted name:
(-)-α-cuprenene synthase
Other name:
Cop6
Systematic name:
(-)-α-cuprenene hydrolase [cyclizing, (-)-α-cuprenene-forming]

Reaction

Comments:

The enzyme from Coprinus cinereus produces (-)-α-cuprenene with high selectivity.

Links to other databases

Enzymes and pathways: NC-IUBMB , BRENDA , DIAGRAM , DIAGRAM , ExplorEnz , ENZYME@ExPASy , KEGG , MetaCyc , UniPathway
Structural data: CSA , EC2PDB
Gene Ontology: GO:0102885

References

  1. Lopez-Gallego, F., Agger, S. A., Abate-Pella, D., Distefano, M. D., Schmidt-Dannert, C.
    Sesquiterpene synthases Cop4 and Cop6 from Coprinus cinereus: catalytic promiscuity and cyclization of farnesyl pyrophosphate geometric isomers.
    Chembiochem 11 : 1093-1106 (2010). [PMID: 20419721]

[EC 4.2.3.95 created 2012]