EC 4.2.3.195

Rhizathalene A Synthase

mechanism

Mechanism based on a study by Vaughan, M.M., Wang, Q., Webster, F.X., Kiemle, D., Hong, Y.J., Tantillo, D.J., Coates, R.M., Wray, A.T., Askew, W., O'Donnell, C., Tokuhisa, J.G. and Tholl, D. Formation of the unusual semivolatile diterpene rhizathalene by the Arabidopsis class I terpene synthase TPS08 in the root stele is involved in defense against belowground herbivory. Plant Cell 25 (2013) 1108–1125. [PMID: 23512856]

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EC 4.2.3.195 rhizathalene A synthase