(E,E)-germacrene B synthase

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(E,E)-germacrene B synthase
Identifiers
EC no. 4.2.3.71
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(E,E)-germacrene B synthase (EC 4.2.3.71) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((E,E)-germacrene-B-forming). [1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate (E,E)-germacrene B + diphosphate

References

  1. van Der Hoeven RS, Monforte AJ, Breeden D, Tanksley SD, Steffens JC (November 2000). "Genetic control and evolution of sesquiterpene biosynthesis in Lycopersicon esculentum and L. hirsutum". The Plant Cell. 12 (11): 2283–94. doi:10.2307/3871121. JSTOR   3871121. PMC   150174 . PMID   11090225.