(−)-endo-alpha-bergamotene synthase ((2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate cyclizing)

(+)-endo-α-Bergamotene synthase (EC 4.2.3.54, (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate cyclizing) (SBS) is an enzyme with systematic name (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate lyase (cyclizing; (+)-endo-α-bergamotene-forming).^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (−)-endo-α-bergamotene + diphosphate

(−)-endo-α-bergamotene synthase ((2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate cyclizing)
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.54
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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The enzyme synthesizes a mixture of sesquiterpenoids from (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate.