Casbene synthase
Definition:
EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases > 4.2.3 Acting on phosphates > 4.2.3.8 casbene synthase
Casbene synthase is a diterpene cyclase from castor bean (Ricinus communis) that produces the antifungal diterpene casbene. It cyclizes geranylgeranyl diphosphate into casbene and diphosphate. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a plant diterpene cyclase.
Casbene synthase is a diterpene cyclase from castor bean (Ricinus communis) that produces the antifungal diterpene casbene. It cyclizes geranylgeranyl diphosphate into casbene and diphosphate. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a plant diterpene cyclase.
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