Entry |
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Name |
7-epizingiberene synthase [(2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate cyclizing];
ShZIS (gene name)
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Class |
Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
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Sysname |
(2Z,6Z)-farnesyl-diphosphate lyase (cyclizing; 7-epizingiberene-forming)
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
(2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate = 7-epizingiberene + diphosphate [RN: R10284]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
(2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate [CPD: C19760]
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Product |
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Comment |
Isolated from the plant Solanum habrochaites. 7-Epizingiberene is a whitefly repellant.
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History |
EC 4.2.3.142 created 2013
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Reference |
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Authors |
Bleeker PM, Mirabella R, Diergaarde PJ, VanDoorn A, Tissier A, Kant MR, Prins M, de Vos M, Haring MA, Schuurink RC |
Title |
Improved herbivore resistance in cultivated tomato with the sesquiterpene biosynthetic pathway from a wild relative. |
Journal |
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Other DBs |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 4.2.3.142 |
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