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4.2.3.220

Accepted name:

talaropentaene synthase

Reaction:

all-trans-hexaprenyl diphosphate = talaropentaene + diphosphate

For diagram of non-squalene triterpenoid biosynthesis, click here

Glossary:

talaropentaene = (3aS,5E,9E)-3a,6,10-trimethyl-1-[(2ξ,4E,8E)-undeca-5,9-dien-2-yl]-3,3a,4,7,8,11,12-octahydrocyclopenta[11]annulene

Other name(s):

TvTS

Systematic name:

pentaprenyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, talaropentaene-forming]

Comments:

Isolated from the fungus Talaromyces verruculosus.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

Tao, H., Lauterbach, L., Bian, G., Chen, R., Hou, A., Mori, T., Cheng, S., Hu, B., Lu, L., Mu, X., Li, M., Adachi, N., Kawasaki, M., Moriya, T., Senda, T., Wang, X., Deng, Z., Abe, I., Dickschat, J.S. and Liu, T. Discovery of non-squalene triterpenes. Nature 606 (2022) 414–419. [DOI] [PMID: 35650436]

[EC 4.2.3.220 created 2024]