(R)-limonene synthase

Not to be confused with (4S)-limonene synthase.
(R)-limonene synthase
Identifiers
EC number 4.2.3.20
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

In enzymology, a (R)-limonene synthase (EC 4.2.3.20) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate \rightleftharpoons (+)-(4R)-limonene + diphosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, geranyl diphosphate, and two products, (+)-(4R)-limonene and diphosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (+)-(4R)-limonene-forming]. Other names in common use include (+)-limonene synthase, and geranyldiphosphate diphosphate lyase [(+)-(R)-limonene-forming]. This enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis.

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