(-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase

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(-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase
Identifiers
EC number 4.2.3.57
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Databases
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MetaCyc metabolic pathway
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(-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase (EC 4.2.3.57, beta-caryophyllene synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((-)-beta-caryophyllene-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate \rightleftharpoons (-)-beta-caryophyllene + diphosphate

This enzyme is widely distributed in higher plants.

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