(−)-beta-caryophyllene synthase

Class of enzymes (−)-β-caryophyllene synthase 4.2.3.57 110639-18-4 (−)-β-Caryophyllene synthase (EC 4.2.3.57, β-caryophyllene synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((−)-β-caryophyllene-forming). Cai Y, Jia JW, Crock J, Lin ZX, Chen XY, Croteau R A cDNA clone for β-caryophyllene synthase from Artemisia annua Phytochemistry 61 5 523–9 November 2002 12409018 10.1016/s0031-9422(02)00265-0 2002PChem..61..523C Li Zhengping Gan Yuhong Gou Changyu Ye Qiongyu Wu Yang Wu Yuhong Yang Tingxing Fan Baolian Ji Aijia Shen Qi Duan Lixin 2025-03-01 Efficient biosynthesis of β-caryophyllene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by β-caryophyllene synthase from Artemisia argyi Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology 10 1 158–164 10.1016/j.synbio.2024.09.005 39498451 2405-805X 11532932 This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate (−)-β-caryophyllene + diphosphate This enzyme is widely distributed in higher plants. References External links (−)-beta-caryophyllene+synthase Biology no Category:EC 4.2.3