Beta-eudesmol synthase

Definition:

EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases > 4.2.3 Acting on phosphates > 4.2.3.68 beta-eudesmol synthase
Beta-eudesmol synthase from ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) gives 62.6% beta-eudesmol, 16.8% 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol (cf. EC 4.2.3.84), 10% alpha-eudesmol (cf. EC 4.2.3.85) and 5.6% aristolene. With water it converts (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate into beta-eudesmol and diphosphate. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms. Structurally it is a sesquiterpene cyclase.

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