Reaction: (1) (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = cis-muurola-3,5-diene + diphosphate
(2) (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = cis-muurola-4(14),5-diene + diphosphate
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Other name(s): MxpSS1
Systematic name: (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cis-muuroladiene-forming)
Comments: The recombinant enzyme from black peppermint (Mentha x piperita) gave a mixture of cis-muurola-3,5-diene (45%) and cis-muurola-4(14),5-diene (43%).
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References:
1. Prosser, I.M., Adams, R.J., Beale, M.H., Hawkins, N.D., Phillips, A.L., Pickett, J.A. and Field, L.M. Cloning and functional characterisation of a cis-muuroladiene synthase from black peppermint (Mentha × piperita) and direct evidence for a chemotype unable to synthesise farnesene. Phytochemistry 67 (2006) 1564-1571. [PMID: 16083926]