(E)-beta-ocimene synthase

(E)-β-Ocimene synthase (EC 4.2.3.106, β-ocimene synthase, AtTPS03, ama0a23, LjEbetaOS, MtEBOS) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((E)-β-ocimene-forming).^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ (E)-β-ocimene + diphosphate

(E)-β-ocimene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.106
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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This enzyme is widely distributed in plants, which release β-ocimene when attacked by herbivorous insects.