Nomenclature
EC number
4.2.3.38
Systematic name
((2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(E)-α-bisabolene-forming]
Recommended name
α-bisabolene synthase
Synonyms
(E)-α-bisabolene synthase <1,2,4> [2,3,4]
E-α-bisabolene synthase <3> [1]
TPS3 <1> [2]
bisabolene synthase
Additional information <3,4> (<3> the enzyme belongs to the sesquiterpene synthase family of enzymes, TPS-d subfamily [1]; <4> the enzyme belongs to the terpenoid synthases, subgroup sesquiterpene synthases [4]) [1,4]
CAS registry number
211049-94-4
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Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (2013). α-bisabolene synthase 4.2.3.38. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (eds) Class 3.4–6 Hydrolases, Lyases, Isomerases, Ligases. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36260-6_59
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