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EC 4.2.3.133 Details
EC number
4.2.3.133
Accepted name
α-copaene synthase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (-)-α-copaene + diphosphate
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, α-copaene-forming)
Comment
Isolated from Helianthus annuus (sunflower). The enzyme also produces β-caryophyllene, δ-cadinene and traces of other sesquiterpenoids. See EC 4.2.3.13 (+)-δ-cadinene synthase, EC 4.2.3.57 (-)-β-caryophyllene synthase.
History
created 2012
EC Tree
1.4.1.6 created 1961, deleted 1982