Biosynthesis of monoterpenes: hydrolysis of bornyl pyrophosphate, an essential step in camphor biosynthesis, and hydrolysis of geranyl pyrophosphate, the acyclic precursor of camphor, by enzymes from sage (Salvia officinalis)

Arch Biochem Biophys. 1979 Dec;198(2):523-32. doi: 10.1016/0003-9861(79)90527-7.
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Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Camphor / biosynthesis*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Hydrolysis
  • Ions
  • Metals / pharmacology
  • Molecular Weight
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / isolation & purification
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases / metabolism*
  • Plants / enzymology
  • Plants / metabolism*
  • Polyisoprenyl Phosphates / metabolism
  • Pyrophosphatases / isolation & purification
  • Pyrophosphatases / metabolism*
  • Substrate Specificity

Substances

  • Ions
  • Metals
  • Polyisoprenyl Phosphates
  • bornyl pyrophosphate
  • Camphor
  • Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases
  • Pyrophosphatases