1,8-Cineole synthase (EC 4.2.3.108, ''1,8-cineole cyclase'', ''geranyl pyrophoshate:1,8-cineole cyclase'', ''1,8-cineole synthetase'') is an

enzyme An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...

with

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geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, 1,8-cineole-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following

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geranyl diphosphate Geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP), also known as geranyl diphosphate (GDP), is the pyrophosphate ester of the terpenoid geraniol. Its salts are colorless. It is a precursor to many thousands of natural products. Occurrence GPP is an intermediate in the ...

+ H₂O

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1,8- cineole +

diphosphate In chemistry, pyrophosphates are phosphorus oxyanions that contain two phosphorus atoms in a linkage. A number of pyrophosphate salts exist, such as disodium pyrophosphate () and tetrasodium pyrophosphate (), among others. Often pyrophosphate ...

This enzyme requires Mn²⁺ or Zn²⁺. Geranyl diphosphate first isomerizes to (''S'')-linalyl diphosphate which ionises to the alpha-terpinyl cation which reacts with water to form the product.

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