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EC 4.2.3.118 Details
EC number
4.2.3.118
Accepted name
2-methylisoborneol synthase
Reaction
(E)-2-methylgeranyl diphosphate + H2O = 2-methylisoborneol + diphosphate
Other name(s)
sco7700,
2-MIB cyclase,
MIB synthase,
MIBS
Systematic name
(E)-2-methylgeranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, 2-methylisoborneol-forming)
Comment
The product, 2-methylisoborneol, is a characteristc odiferous compound with a musty smell produced by soil microorganisms.
History
created 2012
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