Biochemistry of oleoresinosis: Monoterpene synthases of Pinus contorta

A cell-free extract from the xylem of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) catalyzes the conversion of (1-;Isolation of (+)-3-carene synthase from lodgepole pine extracts provided an opportunity to establish the regio- and stereochemistry of the enzymatic conversion of geranyl pyrophosphate to (+)-3-carene. Degradation of (...