Geranyl diphosphate diphosphatase explained

Geranyl diphosphate diphosphatase
Ec Number:	3.1.7.11

Geranyl diphosphate diphosphatase (EC 3.1.7.11, geraniol synthase', geranyl pyrophosphate pyrophosphatase) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase.^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate + H₂O

\rightleftharpoons geraniol + diphosphate

This enzyme is isolated from Ocimum basilicum (basil) and Cinnamomum tenuipile (camphor tree).

Notes and References

1. Iijima Y, Gang DR, Fridman E, Lewinsohn E, Pichersky E . Characterization of geraniol synthase from the peltate glands of sweet basil . Plant Physiology . 134 . 1 . 370–9 . January 2004 . 14657409 . 316316 . 10.1104/pp.103.032946 .
2. Yang T, Li J, Wang HX, Zeng Y . A geraniol-synthase gene from Cinnamomum tenuipilum . Phytochemistry . 66 . 3 . 285–93 . February 2005 . 15680985 . 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.12.004 .