Protein Domain : Terpene synthase, conserved site IPR002365

Type  Conserved_site
Description  Several enzymes catalyse mechanistically related reactions which involve the highly complex cyclic rearrangement of squalene or its 2,3 oxide.Lanosterol synthase ( ) (oxidosqualene--lanosterol cyclase) catalyzes the cyclization of (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene to lanosterol, the initial precursor of cholesterol, steroid hormones and vitamin D invertebrates and of ergosterol in fungi (gene ERG7). Cycloartenol synthase () (2,3-epoxysqualene--cycloartenol cyclase), is a plant enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene to cycloartenol, and hopene synthase () (squalene--hopene cyclase), is a bacterial enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of squalene into hopene, a key stepin hopanoid (triterpenoid) metabolism. These enzymes are evolutionary related [] proteins of about 70 to 85 kD. This highly conserved region is rich in aromatic residues and is located in the C-terminal section.
Short Name  Terpene_synthase_CS

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