Vetispiradiene synthase (EC 4.2.3.21) is an
enzyme
Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products. A ...
from
Egyptian henbane that
catalyzes
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the following
chemical reaction
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:
:(2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl diphosphate
vetispiradiene + diphosphate
This enzyme belongs to the family of
lyase
In biochemistry, a lyase is an enzyme that catalyzes the breaking (an elimination reaction) of various chemical bonds by means other than hydrolysis (a substitution reaction) and oxidation, often forming a new double bond or a new ring structure. ...
s, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The
systematic name of this enzyme class is (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, vetispiradiene-forming). Other names in common use include vetispiradiene-forming farnesyl pyrophosphate cyclase, pemnaspirodiene synthase, HVS, and vetispiradiene cyclase. This enzyme participates in
terpenoid biosynthesis
The terpenoids, also known as isoprenoids, are a class of naturally occurring organic chemicals derived from the 5-carbon compound isoprene and its derivatives called terpenes, diterpenes, etc. While sometimes used interchangeably with "terpenes", ...
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EC 4.2.3
Enzymes of unknown structure
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