Strictosidine synthase
Definition:
EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.3 Carbon-nitrogen lyases > 4.3.3 Amine-lyases > 4.3.3.2 strictosidine synthase
Strictosidine synthase catalyzes a Pictet-Spengler reaction between the aldehyde of secologanin and the amine of tryptamine (and related tryptamine analogues), yielding 3α(S)-strictosidine, the universal precursor of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids. Structurally it is a Pictet-Spengler cyclase.
Strictosidine synthase catalyzes a Pictet-Spengler reaction between the aldehyde of secologanin and the amine of tryptamine (and related tryptamine analogues), yielding 3α(S)-strictosidine, the universal precursor of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids. Structurally it is a Pictet-Spengler cyclase.
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