5-epi-alpha-selinene synthase explained

5-epi-α-selinene synthase
Ec Number:	4.2.3.90

5-epi-α-Selinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.90, 8a-epi-α-selinene synthase, NP1) is an enzyme with systematic name (2Z,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, 5-epi-α-selinene-forming).^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate

\rightleftharpoons 5-epi-α-selinene + diphosphate

This enzyme requires Mg²⁺.

Notes and References

1. Agger SA, Lopez-Gallego F, Hoye TR, Schmidt-Dannert C . Identification of sesquiterpene synthases from Nostoc punctiforme PCC 73102 and Nostoc sp. strain PCC 7120 . Journal of Bacteriology . 190 . 18 . 6084–96 . September 2008 . 18658271 . 2546793 . 10.1128/jb.00759-08 .