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EC 4.2.3.163     
Accepted name: (+)-corvol ether B synthase
Reaction: (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H2O = (+)-corvol ether B + diphosphate
For diagram of corvol ether A and corvol ether B biosynthesis, click here
Glossary: (+)-corvol ether B = (1S,3R,5aR,6S,8aR)-3,6-dimethyl-1-(propan-2-yl)hexahydro-1H,3H-3,8a-methanocyclopenta[c]oxepine
Systematic name: (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (+)-corvol ether B-forming]
Comments: The enzyme, which forms the sesquiterpene (+)-corvol ether B, has been reported from the bacterium Kitasatospora setae.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc
References:
1.  Rabe, P., Pahirulzaman, K.A. and Dickschat, J.S. Structures and biosynthesis of corvol ethers—sesquiterpenes from the actinomycete Kitasatospora setae. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 54 (2015) 6041–6045. [DOI] [PMID: 25809275]
2.  Rabe, P., Janusko, A., Goldfuss, B. and Dickschat, J.S. Experimental and theoretical studies on corvol ether biosynthesis. ChemBioChem 17 (2016) 146–149. [DOI] [PMID: 26635093]
3.  Rinkel, J., Rabe, P., Garbeva, P. and Dickschat, J.S. Lessons from 1,3-hydride shifts in sesquiterpene cyclizations. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 55 (2016) 13593–13596. [DOI] [PMID: 27666571]
[EC 4.2.3.163 created 2017]
 
 


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