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 1PS1
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of pentalenene synthase: mechanistic insights on terpenoid cyclization reactions in biology.
Lesburg, C.A., Zhai, G., Cane, D.E., Christianson, D.W.
Science