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  • Huang, K.; Huang, Q.; Scott, A.I.
    Overexpression, single-step purification, and site-directed mutagenetic analysis of casbene synthase (1998), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 352, 144-152.
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Cloned(Commentary)

EC Number Cloned (Comment) Organism
4.2.3.8 cloned, expressed and overproduced in Escherichia coli Ricinus communis

Protein Variants

EC Number Protein Variants Comment Organism
4.2.3.8 C519W site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 H131Q site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 H171Q site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 H294Q site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 Q355E site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 Q356E site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 Q359E site-directed mutagenesis Ricinus communis

KM Value [mM]

EC Number KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
4.2.3.8 0.0031
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, wild-type Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.0032
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants Q359E and H131Q Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.0033
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants H171Q and C519W Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.0034
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant H294Q Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.0125
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q356E Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.032
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q355E Ricinus communis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
4.2.3.8 geranylgeranyl diphosphate Ricinus communis regulation of phytoalexin biosynthesis, enzyme produces the antifungal diterpene casbene, a stress metabolite casbene + diphosphate
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Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
4.2.3.8 Ricinus communis
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Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
4.2.3.8 recombinant enzyme Ricinus communis

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

EC Number Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
4.2.3.8 0.359
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recombinant enzyme Ricinus communis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
4.2.3.8 geranylgeranyl diphosphate
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Ricinus communis casbene + diphosphate
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4.2.3.8 geranylgeranyl diphosphate regulation of phytoalexin biosynthesis, enzyme produces the antifungal diterpene casbene, a stress metabolite Ricinus communis casbene + diphosphate
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Turnover Number [1/s]

EC Number Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
4.2.3.8 0.03
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q355E Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.04
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant Q356E Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.2
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants Q359E and H294Q Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.21
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutant H131Q Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.23
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, wild-type and mutant C519W Ricinus communis
4.2.3.8 0.24
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geranylgeranyl diphosphate pH 8.5, 30°C, mutants H171Q Ricinus communis