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EC 4.2.3.104 Details
EC number
4.2.3.104
Accepted name
α-humulene synthase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = α-humulene + diphosphate
Other name(s)
ZSS1
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (α-humulene-forming)
Comment
The enzyme from Zingiber zerumbet, shampoo ginger, also gives traces of β-caryophyllene.
History
created 2012
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