View source for (−)-alpha-terpineol synthase

{{Short description|Class of enzymes}}
{{Infobox enzyme
| Name       = (−)-α-terpineol synthase
| EC_number  = 4.2.3.111
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'''(−)-α-Terpineol synthase''' (EC 4.2.3.111) is an [[enzyme]] with [[List of enzymes|systematic name]] '''geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (−)-α-terpineol-forming]'''.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Martin DM, Bohlmann J | title = Identification of ''Vitis vinifera'' (–)-α-terpineol synthase by in silico screening of full-length cDNA ESTs and functional characterization of recombinant terpene synthase | journal = Phytochemistry | volume = 65 | issue = 9 | pages = 1223–9 | date = May 2004 | pmid = 15184006 | doi = 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.03.018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Lücker J, Bowen P, Bohlmann J | title = ''Vitis vinifera'' terpenoid cyclases: functional identification of two sesquiterpene synthase cDNAs encoding (+)-valencene synthase and (–)-germacrene D synthase and expression of mono- and sesquiterpene synthases in grapevine flowers and berries | journal = Phytochemistry | volume = 65 | issue = 19 | pages = 2649–59 | date = October 2004 | pmid = 15464152 | doi = 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.08.017 }}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

: [[geranyl diphosphate]] + H<sub>2</sub>O <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> (−)-α-terpineol + [[diphosphate]]

The enzyme has been characterized from ''[[Vitis vinifera]]'' ([[grape]]).

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|(−)-alpha-terpineol+synthase}}

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[[Category:EC 4.2.3]]