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EC 4.2.1.137 Details
EC number
4.2.1.137
Accepted name
sporulenol synthase
Reaction
sporulenol = tetraprenyl-β-curcumene + H2O
Other name(s)
sqhC (gene name)
Systematic name
tetraprenyl-β-curcumene—sporulenol cyclase
Comment
The reaction occurs in the reverse direction. Isolated from Bacillus subtilis. Similar sesquarterpenoids are present in a number of Bacillus species.
History
created 2012
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