4.2.3.128 | (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = beta-cubebene + diphosphate |
reaction mechanism, structure-function relationship, overview. The reaction mechanism for (E,E)-FPP cyclization by Cop4 involves the 1,10-cyclization of a cisoid neryl cation to form a (Z,E)-germacradienyl cation, which undergoes a 1,3-hydride shift to form an allylic carbocation that is either deprotonated to yield (-)-germacrene D, the major product of Cop4, or 1,6 cyclized to the bicyclic cadinyl cation |
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