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EC 4.2.3.69 Details
EC number
4.2.3.69
Accepted name
(+)-α-barbatene synthase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (+)-α-barbatene + diphosphate
Other name(s)
AtBS
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(+)-α-barbatene-forming]
Comment
The recombinant enzyme from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana produces 27.3% α-barbatene, 17.8% thujopsene (cf. EC 4.2.3.79, thujopsene synthase) and 9.9% β-chamigrene (cf. EC 4.2.3.78, β-chamigrene synthase) [1] plus traces of other sesquiterpenoids [2].
History
created 2011, modified 2012
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