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Literature summary for 4.2.3.8 extracted from

  • Huang, K.; Huang, Q.; Scott, A.I.
    Overexpression, single-step purification, and site-directed mutagenetic analysis of casbene synthase (1998), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 352, 144-152.
    View publication on PubMed

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
cloned, expressed and overproduced in Escherichia coli Ricinus communis

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
C519W site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
H131Q site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
H171Q site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
H294Q site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
Q355E site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
Q356E site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
Q359E site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.0031
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, wild-type Ricinus communis
0.0032
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants Q359E and H131Q Ricinus communis
0.0033
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants H171Q and C519W Ricinus communis
0.0034
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant H294Q Ricinus communis
0.0125
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q356E Ricinus communis
0.032
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q355E Ricinus communis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
geranylgeranyl diphosphate Ricinus communis regulation of phytoalexin biosynthesis, enzyme produces the antifungal diterpene casbene, a stress metabolite casbene + diphosphate
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Ricinus communis
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-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
recombinant enzyme Ricinus communis

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.359
-
recombinant enzyme Ricinus communis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
geranylgeranyl diphosphate
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Ricinus communis casbene + diphosphate
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate regulation of phytoalexin biosynthesis, enzyme produces the antifungal diterpene casbene, a stress metabolite Ricinus communis casbene + diphosphate
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?

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.03
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q355E Ricinus communis
0.04
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q356E Ricinus communis
0.2
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants Q359E and H294Q Ricinus communis
0.21
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant H131Q Ricinus communis
0.23
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, wild-type and mutant C519W Ricinus communis
0.24
-
geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants H171Q Ricinus communis