(E,E)-germacrene B synthase explained

(E,E)-germacrene B synthase
Ec Number:	4.2.3.71

(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

\rightleftharpoons (E,E)-germacrene B + diphosphate

Notes and References

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