CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

4.2.3.7
Pentalenene synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q55012
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = pentalenene + diphosphate.
-!- Isolated from Streptomyces avermitilis. -!- The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of pentalenolactone and related antibiotics. -!- The 9si hydrogen of farnesyl diphosphate undergoes a 1,2-hydride shift where it becomes the 1-alpha hydrogen of pentalenene. -!- Formerly EC 4.6.1.5.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q55012
PENA_STREX
Streptomyces exfoliatus
Pentalenene synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 1HM4
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Pentalenene synthase. Analysis of active site residues by site-directed mutagenesis.
Seemann, M., Zhai, G., de Kraker, J.W., Paschall, C.M., Christianson, D.W., Cane, D.E.
J.Am.Chem.Soc.