Zingiberene synthase (EC 4.2.3.65, α-zingiberene synthase, ZIS) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (zingiberene-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
References
- ^ Davidovich-Rikanati R, Lewinsohn E, Bar E, Iijima Y, Pichersky E, Sitrit Y (October 2008). "Overexpression of the lemon basil alpha-zingiberene synthase gene increases both mono- and sesquiterpene contents in tomato fruit" (PDF). The Plant Journal. 56 (2): 228–238. doi:10.1111/j.1365-313x.2008.03599.x. PMID 18643974.
External links
- Zingiberene+synthase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
