This enzyme belongs to the family of
lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The
systematic name of this enzyme class is prenyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (isoprene-forming). Other names in common use include ISPC, and ISPS.
Schnitzler JP, Arenz R, Steinbrecher R, Lehming A (1996). "Characterization of an Isoprene Synthase from Leaves of Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl". Botanica Acta. 109 (3): 216–221.
doi:
10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00566.x.
Miller B, Oschinski C, Zimmer W (2001). "First isolation of an isoprene synthase gene from poplar and successful expression of the gene in Escherichia coli". Planta. 213 (3): 483–7.
doi:
10.1007/s004250100557.
PMID11506373.
S2CID35340315.
Sivy TL, Shirk MC, Fall R (2002). "Isoprene synthase activity parallels fluctuations of isoprene release during growth of Bacillus subtilis". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 294 (1): 71–5.
doi:
10.1016/S0006-291X(02)00435-7.
PMID12054742.
This enzyme belongs to the family of
lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The
systematic name of this enzyme class is prenyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (isoprene-forming). Other names in common use include ISPC, and ISPS.
Schnitzler JP, Arenz R, Steinbrecher R, Lehming A (1996). "Characterization of an Isoprene Synthase from Leaves of Quercus petraea (Mattuschka) Liebl". Botanica Acta. 109 (3): 216–221.
doi:
10.1111/j.1438-8677.1996.tb00566.x.
Miller B, Oschinski C, Zimmer W (2001). "First isolation of an isoprene synthase gene from poplar and successful expression of the gene in Escherichia coli". Planta. 213 (3): 483–7.
doi:
10.1007/s004250100557.
PMID11506373.
S2CID35340315.
Sivy TL, Shirk MC, Fall R (2002). "Isoprene synthase activity parallels fluctuations of isoprene release during growth of Bacillus subtilis". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 294 (1): 71–5.
doi:
10.1016/S0006-291X(02)00435-7.
PMID12054742.