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EC 4.2.3.194 Details
EC number
4.2.3.194
Accepted name
(–)-drimenol synthase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H2O = (–)-drimenol + diphosphate
Other name(s)
PhDS, VoTPS3, farnesyl pyrophosphate:drimenol cyclase, drimenol cyclase, (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase (drimenol-forming)
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphospho-lyase [cyclising, (–)-drimenol-forming]
CAS registry number
146838-17-7
Comment
Isolated from the plants Valeriana officinalis (valerian) and Persicaria hydropiper (water pepper). The enzyme does not act on farnesol or drimenol diphosphate. Using 18-oxygen labelled water 18-oxygen was incorporated suggesting involvement of a stabilised carbocation or an equivalent species.
History
created 2011 as EC 3.1.7.7, transferred 2017 to EC 4.2.3.194
EC Tree
1.13.11.7 created 1965 as EC 1.13.1.7, transferred 1972 to EC 1.13.11.7, deleted 1980
1.13.11.21 created 1972, deleted 2001