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  • Rajaonarivony, J.I.M.; Gershenzon, J.; Croteau, R.
    Characterization and mechanism of (4S)-limonene synthase, a monoterpene cyclase from the glandular trichomes of peppermint (Mentha x piperita) (1992), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 296, 49-57.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
Sodium phosphate stimulating at low concentrations Mentha sp.

General Stability

General Stability Organism
unstable in crude secretory cell extract, stable after DEAE-cellulose chromatography Mentha sp.

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
benzyl bromide
-
Mentha sp.
diethyl dicarbonate
-
Mentha sp.
linalyl sulfonium ion
-
Mentha sp.
N-ethylmaleimide reversible by cysteine treatment Mentha sp.
p-hydroxymercuribenzoate pretreatment with geranyl diphosphate and MnCl2 prevents inhibition Mentha sp.
Sodium diphosphate Ki: 1 mM Mentha sp.
Sodium phosphate Ki: 30 mM Mentha sp.

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.001
-
neryl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp.
0.0018
-
geranyl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp.
0.0019
-
(3R)-linalyl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp.
0.0023
-
(3S)-linalyl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp.

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ Mn2+ preferred Mentha sp.
Mn2+ required, optimum activity with 2 mM, inhibitory at higher concentrations Mentha sp.
additional information Ca2+, Cd2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Fe2+, Ni2+, Zn2+ activated less than 5% Mentha sp.

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
geranyl diphosphate Mentha sp.
-
(-)-(4S)-limonene + diphosphate small amounts of (-)-alpha-pinene, (-)-beta-pinene and myrcene as side products ?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Mentha sp.
-
M. x piperita
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
partial Mentha sp.

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
leaf
-
Mentha sp.
-

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
4°C, stable for 1 week without loss of activity after DEAE-cellulose chromatography Mentha sp.

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
(3R)-linalyl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp. ?
-
?
(3S)-linalyl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp. ?
-
?
geranyl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp. (-)-(4S)-limonene + diphosphate small amounts of (-)-alpha-pinene, (-)-beta-pinene and myrcene as side products ?
neryl diphosphate
-
Mentha sp. ?
-
?

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.7
-
-
Mentha sp.

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
6.1 7.2 half maximum activity at both pH Mentha sp.

Ki Value [mM]

Ki Value [mM] Ki Value maximum [mM] Inhibitor Comment Organism Structure
1
-
Sodium diphosphate
-
Mentha sp.
30
-
Sodium phosphate
-
Mentha sp.