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CATH Superfamily 1.10.600.10

Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase
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Functional Families

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FunFam 44: (2Z,6E)-hedycaryol synthase

There are 7 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
(+)-caryolan-1-ol synthase. [EC: 4.2.1.138]
(+)-beta-caryophyllene + H(2)O = (+)-caryolan-1-ol.
  • A multifunctional enzyme which also forms (+)-beta-caryophyllene from farnesyl diphosphate (EC 4.2.3.89).
  • Formerly EC 3.7.1.15.
 4 A0A2X2P519 A0A2X2P519 B1W019 B1W019
(+)-beta-caryophyllene synthase. [EC: 4.2.3.89]
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H(2)O = (+)-beta-caryophyllene + diphosphate.
  • A multifunctional enzyme which also converts the (+)-beta- caryophyllene to (+)-caryolan-1-ol (see EC 4.2.1.138).
  • Cf. EC 4.2.3.57.
 4 A0A2X2P519 A0A2X2P519 B1W019 B1W019
Pentalenene synthase. [EC: 4.2.3.7]
(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.
 1 Q82IY4
5-epi-alpha-selinene synthase. [EC: 4.2.3.90]
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = 5-epi-alpha-selinene + diphosphate.
  • The enzyme forms 5-epi-alpha-selinene possibly via germecrene A or a 1,6-hydride shift mechanism.
 1 B2J4A4
R-linalool synthase. [EC: 4.2.3.26]
Geranyl diphosphate + H(2)O = (3R)-linalool + diphosphate.
  • Geranyl diphosphate cannot be replaced by isopentenyl diphosphate, dimethylallyl diphosphate, farnesyl diphosphate or geranylgeranyl diphosphate as substrate.
  • Unlike many other monoterpene synthases, only a single product, (3R)- linalool, is formed.
 1 D5SL78
(2Z,6E)-hedycaryol synthase. [EC: 4.2.3.187]
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + H(2)O = (2Z,6E)-hedycaryol + diphosphate.
  • Isolated from the bacterium Kitasatospora setae.
  • The stereochemistry suggests the farnesyl diphosphate rearranges to nerolidyl diphosphate or an equivalent intermediate before cyclization.
  • See also EC 4.2.3.174.
 1 E4MYY0
1,8-cineole synthase. [EC: 4.2.3.108]
Geranyl diphosphate + H(2)O = 1,8-cineole + diphosphate.
  • 1,8-cineole is the main product from the enzyme with just traces of other monoterpenoids.
  • The oxygen atom is derived from water.
  • The reaction proceeds via linalyl diphosphate and alpha-terpineol, the stereochemistry of both depends on the organism.
  • However neither intermediate can substitute for geranyl diphosphate.
  • The reaction in Salvia officinalis (sage) proceeds via (-)-(3R)- linalyl diphosphate while that in Arabidopsis (rock cress) proceeds via (+)-(3S)-linalyl diphosphate.
 1 B5GMG2