EC 5.5.1.8
(+)-bornyl diphosphate synthase
Suggested mechanism of synthesis based on Croteau, R.B., Shaskus, J.J., Renstrom, B., Felton, N.M., Cane, D.E., Saito, A. and Chang, C. Mechanism of the pyrophosphate migration in the enzymatic cyclization of geranyl and linalyl pyrophosphates to (+)- and (–)-bornyl pyrophosphates. Biochemistry 24 (1985) 7077-7085. [PMID: 4084562]
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EC 5.5.1.8 (+)-bornyl diphosphate synthase (revised)