Exo-alpha-bergamotene synthase explained

exo-α-bergamotene synthase
Ec Number:	4.2.3.81

exo-α-Bergamotene synthase (EC 4.2.3.81, trans-α-bergamotene synthase, LaBERS (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate lyase (cyclizing, (–)-exo-α-bergamotene-forming).^{[1] [2]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

\rightleftharpoons (–)-exo-α-bergamotene + diphosphate

The enzyme synthesizes a mixture of sesquiterpenoids from (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate.

Notes and References

1. Schnee C, Köllner TG, Held M, Turlings TC, Gershenzon J, Degenhardt J . The products of a single maize sesquiterpene synthase form a volatile defense signal that attracts natural enemies of maize herbivores . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 103 . 4 . 1129–34 . January 2006 . 16418295 . 1347987 . 10.1073/pnas.0508027103 . 2006PNAS..103.1129S . free .
2. Landmann C, Fink B, Festner M, Dregus M, Engel KH, Schwab W . Cloning and functional characterization of three terpene synthases from lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) . Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics . 465 . 2 . 417–29 . September 2007 . 17662687 . 10.1016/j.abb.2007.06.011 .