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EC 4.2.3.67 Details
EC number
4.2.3.67
Accepted name
cis-muuroladiene synthase
Reaction
(1) (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = cis-muurola-3,5-diene + diphosphate;;
(2) (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = cis-muurola-4(14),5-diene + diphosphate
Other name(s)
MxpSS1
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cis-muuroladiene-forming)
Comment
The recombinant enzyme from black peppermint (Mentha x piperita) gave a mixture of cis-muurola-3,5-diene (45%) and cis-muurola-4(14),5-diene (43%).
History
created 2011
EC Tree
1.6.5.1 created 1961, deleted 1965