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| Name |
monoterpenyl-diphosphatase;
bornyl pyrophosphate hydrolase;
monoterpenyl-pyrophosphatase
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| Class |
Hydrolases;
Acting on ester bonds;
Diphosphoric-monoester hydrolases
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| Sysname |
monoterpenyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
a monoterpenyl diphosphate + H2O = a monoterpenol + diphosphate [RN: R03016]
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| Comment |
A group of enzymes with varying specificity for the monoterpenol moiety. One has the highest activity on sterically hindered compounds such as (+)-bornyl diphosphate; another has highest activity on the diphosphates of primary allylic alcohols such as geraniol.
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| History |
EC 3.1.7.3 created 1984
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| Pathway |
| Monoterpenoid biosynthesis | | Metabolic pathways | | Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites | | Biosynthesis of antibiotics |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
Croteau R, Karp F. |
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| Title |
Biosynthesis of monoterpenes: hydrolysis of bornyl pyrophosphate, an essential step in camphor biosynthesis, and hydrolysis of geranyl pyrophosphate, the acyclic precursor of camphor, by enzymes from sage (Salvia officinalis). |
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| Journal |
Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 198 (1979) 523-32. |
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| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: |
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