| EC |
4.2.3.13 |
| Accepted name: |
(+)-δ-cadinene synthase |
| Reaction: |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (+)-δ-cadinene + diphosphate |
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For diagram of cadinane sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis, click here and for diagram of cadinene, cubebol and muuroladiene biosynthesis, click here |
| Systematic name: |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, (+)-δ-cadinene-forming) |
| Comments: |
The sesquiterpenoid (+)-δ-cadinene is an intermediate in phytoalexin biosynthesis. Mg2+ is required for activity. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 166800-09-5 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Chen, X.-Y., Chen, Y., Heinstein, P., Davisson, V.J. Cloning, expression and characterization of (+)-δ-cadinene synthase: a catalyst for cotton phytoalexin biosynthesis. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 324 (1995) 255–266. [DOI] [PMID: 8554317] |
| 2. |
Davis, E.M., Tsuji, J., Davis, G.D., Pierce, M.L., Essenberg, M. Purification of (+)-δ-cadinene synthase, a sesquiterpene cyclase from bacteria-inoculated cotton foliar tissue. Phytochemistry 41 (1996) 1047–1055. [DOI] [PMID: 8728715] |
| 3. |
Davis, G.D., Essenberg, M. (+)-δ-Cadinene is a product of sesquiterpene cyclase activity in cotton. Phytochemistry 39 (1995) 553–567. |
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| [EC 4.2.3.13 created 1999 as EC 4.6.1.11, transferred 2000 to EC 4.2.3.13, modified 2011] |
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