Alpha-longipinene synthase

α-Longipinene synthase (EC 4.2.3.80) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (α-longipinene-forming).^[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ α-longipinene + diphosphate

α-longipinene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.80
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 from Norway spruce produces longifolene as the main product.