| 2-methylisoborneol synthase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.2.3.118 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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2-methylisoborneol synthase (EC 4.2.3.118, sco7700, 2-MIB cyclase, MIB synthase, MIBS) is an enzyme with systematic name (E)-2-methylgeranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, 2-methylisoborneol-forming). [1] [2] [3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
- (E)-2-methylgeranyl diphosphate + H2O 2-methylisoborneol + diphosphate
The product, 2-methylisoborneol, is a characteristic odiferous compound with a musty smell produced by soil microorganisms.
