Zingiberene synthase

Zingiberene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.4.2.3.65
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Zingiberene synthase (EC 4.2.3.65, α-zingiberene synthase, ZIS) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (zingiberene-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate zingiberene + diphosphate

References

  1. ↑ Davidovich-Rikanati R, Lewinsohn E, Bar E, Iijima Y, Pichersky E, Sitrit Y (October 2008). "Overexpression of the lemon basil alpha-zingiberene synthase gene increases both mono- and sesquiterpene contents in tomato fruit" (PDF). The Plant Journal. 56 (2): 228–238. Bibcode:2008PlJ....56..228D. doi:10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03599.x. PMID 18643974.