Information on EC 4.2.3.20 - (R)-limonene synthase

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     4 Lyases
         4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases
             4.2.3 Acting on phosphates
                4.2.3.20 (R)-limonene synthase
IUBMB Comments
Forms the first step of carvone biosynthesis in caraway. The enzyme from Carum carvi (caraway) seeds requires a divalent metal ion (preferably Mn2+) for catalysis. This enzyme occurs in Citrus, Carum (caraway) and Anethum (dill); (-)-limonene, however, is made in the fir, Abies, and mint, Mentha, by EC 4.2.3.16, (4S)-limonene synthase.
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The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms
Synonyms
(+)-limonene synthase, (+)-LS, (R)-limonene synthase, CitMTSE1, CitMTSE2, Cl(+)LIMS1, Cl(+)LIMS2, d-limonene synthase, D-limonene synthase 2, dLMS, more
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LITERATURE
geranyl diphosphate = (R)-limonene + diphosphate
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