CVS (enzyme)


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CVS is a terpene cyclase enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of valencene, a sesquiterpene, using farnesyl pyrophosphate as its substrate. The first CVS enzyme was isolated using orange cDNA.[1]

References

  1. ^ Sharon-Asa, Liat; Moshe Shalit, Ahuva Frydman, Einat Bar, Doron Holland, Etti Or, Uri Lavi, Efraim Lewinsohn, Yoram Eyal (2003). "Citrus fruit flavor and aroma biosynthesis: isolation, functional characterization, and developmental regulation of Cstps1, a key gene in the production of the sesquiterpene aroma compound valencene.". The Plant Journal (Blackwell Publishing Ltd.) 2003 (36): 664–674. 
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