(−)-endo-fenchol synthase

Class of enzymesJuly 2025 (−)-endo-fenchol synthase 4.2.3.10 117758-41-5 0050437 The enzyme (−)-endo-Fenchol synthase (EC 4.2.3.10) catalyzes the chemical reaction geranyl diphosphate + H2O (−)-endo-fenchol + diphosphate This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing, (−)-endo-fenchol-forming]. Other names in common use include (−)-endo-fenchol cyclase, and geranyl pyrophosphate:(−)-endo-fenchol cyclase. This enzyme participates in monoterpenoid biosynthesis. Further reading Croteau R, Miyazaki JH, Wheeler CJ 1989 Monoterpene biosynthesis: mechanistic evaluation of the geranyl pyrophosphate:(−)-endo-fenchol cyclase from fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 269 507–16 2919880 10.1016/0003-9861(89)90134-3 2 Croteau R, Satterwhite DM, Wheeler CJ, Felton NM 1988 Biosynthesis of monoterpenes. Stereochemistry of the enzymatic cyclization of geranyl pyrophosphate to (−)-endo-fenchol J. Biol. Chem. 263 15449–53 3170591 30 10.1016/S0021-9258(19)37609-4 free Biology no Category:EC 4.2.3 Category:Enzymes of unknown structure