| EC |
4.2.3.104 |
| Accepted name: |
α-humulene synthase |
| Reaction: |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = α-humulene + diphosphate |
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For diagram of sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis based on humulene, click here |
| Other name(s): |
ZSS1 |
| Systematic name: |
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (α-humulene-forming) |
| Comments: |
The enzyme from Zingiber zerumbet, shampoo ginger, also gives traces of β-caryophyllene.
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| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB |
| References: |
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Yu, F., Okamto, S., Nakasone, K., Adachi, K., Matsuda, S., Harada, H., Misawa, N. and Utsumi, R. Molecular cloning and functional characterization of α-humulene synthase, a possible key enzyme of zerumbone biosynthesis in shampoo ginger (Zingiber zerumbet Smith). Planta 227 (2008) 1291–1299. [DOI] [PMID: 18273640] |
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