| terpene carbocyclase | <enzyme> Involved in formation of cyclic monoterpenes from geranyl and neryl pyrophosphate; mechanism may be intramolecular analog of prenyltransferase Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: carbocyclase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| terpene | <plant biology> Lipid species, very abundant in plants. In principle terpenes are polymers of isoprene units. Function in plants is not clear. In animals dolichol, an important carrier species in the formation of glycoproteins, is a terpenoid. Similarly, squalene, an intermediate in the synthesis of cholesterol is a terpene. (13 Jan 1998) |
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| terpene synthase | <enzyme> Acts on dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (pp), geranyl pp, farnesyl pp and geranylgeranyl pp to generate a wide range of terpenoids; genbank y11188 Registry number: EC 2.5.1.- Synonym: ts1 protein, plant, atts1 gene product, (26 Jun 1999) |