  4.2.3.54 | (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate |
because (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate is not commercially available, in vitro enzymatic assays with both (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase and and SBS recombinant proteins are conducted using isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate as substrates. No activity with geranyl diphosphate, (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate, and (2E,6E,10E)-geranylgeranyl diphosphate. Multiproduct cyclization pathway for the cyclization of (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate to class II sesquiterpenes by SBS: following dephosphorylation of (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate, the Z,Z-farnesyl carbocation is converted to either the (6R)- or the (6S)-bisabolyl cations depending on the stereochemistry of the 6,1 closure. The (6R)-bisabolyl cation will then lead to the formation of (+)-alpha-santalene and (-)-epi-beta-santalene, while the (6S)-bisabolyl cation will give rise to (-)-exo-alpha-bergamotene, (-)-endo-alpha-bergamotene, and (+)-endo-beta-bergamotene |
Solanum habrochaites |
(-)-endo-alpha-bergamotene + diphosphate |
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