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EC 5.5.1.16 Details
EC number
5.5.1.16
Accepted name
halimadienyl-diphosphate synthase
Reaction
geranylgeranyl diphosphate = tuberculosinyl diphosphate
Other name(s)
Rv3377c, halimadienyl diphosphate synthase, tuberculosinol diphosphate synthase, halima-5(6),13-dien-15-yl-diphosphate lyase (cyclizing), halima-5,13-dien-15-yl-diphosphate lyase (decyclizing)
Systematic name
halima-5,13-dien-15-yl-diphosphate lyase (ring-opening)
Comment
Requires Mg2+ for activity. This enzyme is found in pathogenic prokaryotes such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis but not in non-pathogens such as Mycobacterium smegmatis so may play a role in pathogenicity. The product of the reaction is subsequently dephosphorylated yielding tuberculosinol (halima-5,13-dien-15-ol).
History
created 2008, modified 2012
EC Tree
1.4.3.9 created 1972, deleted 1984
1.4.3.17 created 2000, deleted 2003
1.4.3.18 proposed 2000