Terpene synthase/cyclase and olefin synthase and uses thereof

摘要

The invention relates to the field of genetic engineering, flavor, fragrance and bio-control agent development. More specifically it relates to a process for production of natural flavors, fragrances or bio-control agents by the control of one or more genes implicated in that process. The invention provides an isolated or recombinant nucleic acid or functional fragment thereof encoding a proteinaceous molecule essentially capable of flavor, fragrance and/or bio-control agent synthesis when provided with a suitable substrate under appropriate reaction conditions. The invention further provides a nucleic acid or functional fragment thereof encoding a proteinaceous molecule essentially capable of synthesizing at least a monoterpene alcohol linalool when contacted with geranyl diphosphate (GDP) and/or at least a sesquiterpene alcohol nerolidol when contacted with farnesyl diphosphate (FDP) under appropriate reaction conditions.