| EC |
4.2.1.137 |
| Accepted name: |
sporulenol synthase |
| Reaction: |
sporulenol = tetraprenyl-β-curcumene + H2O |
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For diagram of sesquarterpenoid biosynthesis, click here |
| Glossary: |
sporulenol = (1R,2R,4aS,4bR,6aS,10aS,10bR,12aS)-2,4b,7,7,10a,12a-hexamethyl-1-[(3R)-3-(4-methylcyclohexa-1,4-dien-1-yl)butyl]octadecahydrochrysen-2-ol |
| Other name(s): |
sqhC (gene name) |
| Systematic name: |
tetraprenyl-β-curcumene—sporulenol cyclase |
| Comments: |
The reaction occurs in the reverse direction. Isolated from Bacillus subtilis. Similar sesquarterpenoids are present in a number of Bacillus species. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Sato, T., Yoshida, S., Hoshino, H., Tanno, M., Nakajima, M. and Hoshino, T. Sesquarterpenes (C35 terpenes) biosynthesized via the cyclization of a linear C35 isoprenoid by a tetraprenyl-β-curcumene synthase and a tetraprenyl-β-curcumene cyclase: identification of a new terpene cyclase. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (2011) 9734–9737. [DOI] [PMID: 21627333] |
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