(-)-Sabinene synthase

Definition:

EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases > 4.2.3 Acting on phosphates > 4.2.3.109 (-)-sabinene synthase
(-)-Sabinene synthase is a Mg2+-dependent monoterpene cyclase isolated from Pinus contorta (lodgepole pine) as cyclase I and from the liverwort Conocephalum conicum. It cyclizes geranyl diphosphate into (-)-sabinene and diphosphate. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a monoterpene cyclase.

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