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EC 4.2.3.61 Details
EC number
4.2.3.61
Accepted name
5-epiaristolochene synthase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (+)-5-epiaristolochene + diphosphate
Other name(s)
5-epi-aristolochene synthase,
tobacco epiaristolochene synthase,
farnesyl pyrophosphate cyclase (ambiguous),
EAS,
TEAS
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(+)-5-epiaristolochene-forming]
Comment
Initial cyclization gives (+)-germacrene A in an enzyme bound form which is not released to the medium.
History
created 2011
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