The present invention provides a method of producing α-santalene by contacting at least one polypeptide with farnesyl phyrophosphate (fpp). In particular, the method may be carried out in vitro or in vivo to produce α-santalene, a very useful compound in the fields of perfumery and flavoring. The present invention also provides the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide useful in the method of the invention. A nucleic acid encoding the polypeptide of the invention and an expression vector containing the nucleic acid represent part of the present invention. A non-human host organism and a cell transformed to be used in the method of producing α santalene are also part of the present invention.
                            本发明提供了一种通过将至少一种
多肽与法尼酰基
丙酸(FPP)接触来生产α-桑坦烯的方法。特别是,该方法可以在体外或体内进行,以生产α-桑坦烯,这是
香料和调味领域非常有用的化合物。本发明还提供了在本发明方法中有用的
多肽的
氨基酸序列。编码本发明
多肽的核酸和包含该核酸的表达载体也是本发明的一部分。非人类宿主
生物和转化用于生产α-桑坦烯的细胞也是本发明的一部分。