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EC 4.2.3.74 Details
EC number
4.2.3.74
Accepted name
presilphiperfolanol synthase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H2O = presilphiperfolan-8β-ol + diphosphate
Other name(s)
BcBOT2,
CND15
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase (presilphiperfolan-8β-ol-forming)
Comment
Requires Mg2+. Presilphiperfolan-8β-ol is the precursor of botrydial, a phytotoxic sesquiterpene metabolite secreted by the fungus Botryotinia fuckeliana (Botrytis cinerea), the causal agent of gray mold disease in plants.
History
created 2011
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