(E)-gamma-bisabolene synthase explained

(E)-γ-bisabolene synthase
Ec Number:	4.2.3.59

(E)-γ-bisabolene synthase (EC 4.2.3.59) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((E)-γ-bisabolene-forming).^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

\rightleftharpoons (E)-γ-bisabolene + diphosphate

Notes and References

1. Huber DP, Philippe RN, Godard KA, Sturrock RN, Bohlmann J . Characterization of four terpene synthase cDNAs from methyl jasmonate-induced Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii . Phytochemistry . 66 . 12 . 1427–39 . June 2005 . 15921711 . 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.04.030 .