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( ) beta pinene synthase

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EC number  4.2.3.122
BRENDA  BRENDA entry
KEGG  KEGG entry
IntEnz  IntEnz view
ExPASy  NiceZyme view
MetaCyc  metabolic pathway

(+)-beta-pinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.122, (+)-pinene cyclase, cyclase III) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((+)-beta-pinene-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate ⇌ (+)-beta-pinene + diphosphate

Cyclase III from Salvia officinalis (sage) gives roughly equal parts of (+)-beta-pinene and (+)-alpha-pinene.

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(+)-beta-pinene synthase Wikipedia
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