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{{Short description|Class of enzymes}}
{{Infobox enzyme
| Name       = (''S'')-β-bisabolene synthase
| EC_number  = 4.2.3.55
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'''(''S'')-β-bisabolene synthase''' (EC 4.2.3.55) is an [[enzyme]] with [[List of enzymes|systematic name]] '''(2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((''S'')-β-bisabolene-forming)'''.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Fujisawa M, Harada H, Kenmoku H, Mizutani S, Misawa N | title = Cloning and characterization of a novel gene that encodes (S)-beta-bisabolene synthase from ginger, ''Zingiber officinale'' | journal = Planta | volume = 232 | issue = 1 | pages = 121–30 | date = June 2010 | pmid = 20229191 | doi = 10.1007/s00425-010-1137-6 | s2cid = 2842560 }}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

: [[(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate|(2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl diphosphate]] <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> [[(S)-beta-bisabolene|(''S'')-β-bisabolene]] + [[diphosphate]]

The synthesis of (''S'')-β-macrocarpene from (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl diphosphate proceeds in two steps.

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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|(S)-beta-bisabolene+synthase}}

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[[Category:EC 4.2.3]]