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{{Infobox enzyme
| Name       = 10-''epi''-γ-eudesmol synthase
| EC_number  = 4.2.3.84
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'''10-''epi''-γ-Eudesmol synthase''' (EC 4.2.3.84) is an [[enzyme]] with [[List of enzymes|systematic name]] '''(2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (10-''epi''-γ-eudesmol-forming)'''.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Yu F, Harada H, Yamasaki K, Okamoto S, Hirase S, Tanaka Y, Misawa N, Utsumi R | title = Isolation and functional characterization of a beta-eudesmol synthase, a new sesquiterpene synthase from ''Zingiber zerumbet'' Smith | journal = FEBS Letters | volume = 582 | issue = 5 | pages = 565–72 | date = March 2008 | pmid = 18242187 | doi = 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.01.020 | doi-access = free }}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]:

: (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl diphosphate + H<sub>2</sub>O <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> 10-''epi''-γ-eudesmol + [[diphosphate]]

The recombinant enzyme from [[ginger]] (''[[Zingiber zerumbet]]'') forms β-eudesmol, 10-''epi''-γ-eudesmol, α-eudesmol and aristolene.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|10-epi-gamma-eudesmol+synthase}}

{{Carbon-oxygen lyases}}
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[[Category:EC 4.2.3]]