Myrcene synthase

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In enzymology, a myrcene synthase (EC 4.2.3.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate myrcene + diphosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, geranyl diphosphate, and two products, myrcene and diphosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (myrcene-forming). This enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis.

[edit] References

• IUBMB entry for 4.2.3.15
• BRENDA references for 4.2.3.15 (Recommended.)
• PubMed references for 4.2.3.15
• PubMed Central references for 4.2.3.15
• Google Scholar references for 4.2.3.15
• Bohlmann J, Steele CL, Croteau R (1997). "Monoterpene synthases from grand fir (Abies grandis). cDNA isolation, characterization, and functional expression of myrcene synthase, (-)-(4S)-limonene synthase, and (-)-(1S,5S)-pinene synthase". J. Biol. Chem. 272: 21784–92. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.35.21784. PMID 9268308. 

[edit] External links

• IUBMB entry for 4.2.3.15

• KEGG entry for 4.2.3.15

• BRENDA entry for 4.2.3.15

• NiceZyme view of 4.2.3.15

• EC2PDB: PDB structures for 4.2.3.15

• PRIAM entry for 4.2.3.15

• PUMA2 entry for 4.2.3.15

• IntEnz: Integrated Enzyme entry for 4.2.3.15

• MetaCyc entry for 4.2.3.15

• Atomic-resolution structures of enzymes belonging to this class

[edit] Gene Ontology (GO) codes

• EGO entry for GO code 0050551: myrcene synthase

• AMIGO entry for GO code 0050551: myrcene synthase