Reaction: (1) all-trans-geranylfarnesyl diphosphate = β-geranylfarnesene + diphosphate
(2) all-trans-hexaprenyl diphosphate = β-hexaprene + diphosphate
(3) all-trans-heptaprenyl diphosphate = β-heptaprene + diphosphate
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Glossary: β-geranylfarnesene = (6E,10E,14E)-7,11,15,19-tetramethyl-3-methyleneicosa-1,6,10,14,18-pentaene
Other name(s): Bcl-TS
Systematic name: all-trans-geranylfarnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (β-geranylfarnesene-forming)
Comments: Isolated from the bacterium Bacillus clausii. The enzyme acts on a range of polyprenyl diphosphates.
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References:
1. Sato, T., Yamaga, H., Kashima, S., Murata, Y., Shinada, T., Nakano, C. and Hoshino, T. Identification of novel sesterterpene/triterpene synthase from Bacillus clausii. Chembiochem 14 (2013) 822-825. [PMID: 23554321]
2. Ueda, D., Yamaga, H., Murakami, M., Totsuka, Y., Shinada, T. and Sato, T. Biosynthesis of sesterterpenes, head-to-tail triterpenes, and sesquarterpenes in Bacillus clausii: identification of multifunctional enzymes and analysis of isoprenoid metabolites. Chembiochem 16 (2015) 1371-1377. [PMID: 25882275]