Zingiberene synthase explained

Zingiberene synthase
Ec Number:	4.2.3.65

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

\rightleftharpoons zingiberene + diphosphate

Notes and References

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