Drimenol synthase
Definition:
EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.1 Acting on ester bonds > 3.1.7 Diphosphoric-monoester hydrolases > 3.1.7.7 drimenol synthase
Drimenol synthase is a bicyclic sesquiterpene alcohol cyclase/hydrolase isolated from Valeriana officinalis (valerian) and Persicaria hydropiper (water pepper), which does not act on farnesol or drimenol diphosphate; using 18O-labelled water, 18O is incorporated, suggesting involvement of a stabilised carbocation or equivalent species. By cyclising and dephosphorylating farnesyl diphosphate it produces the drimane sesquiterpene alcohol drimenol, contributing to plant medicinal-terpenoid biosynthesis.
Drimenol synthase is a bicyclic sesquiterpene alcohol cyclase/hydrolase isolated from Valeriana officinalis (valerian) and Persicaria hydropiper (water pepper), which does not act on farnesol or drimenol diphosphate; using 18O-labelled water, 18O is incorporated, suggesting involvement of a stabilised carbocation or equivalent species. By cyclising and dephosphorylating farnesyl diphosphate it produces the drimane sesquiterpene alcohol drimenol, contributing to plant medicinal-terpenoid biosynthesis.
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