Beta-selinene cyclase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme β-Selinene cyclase (EC 4.2.3.66) is an enzyme with systematic name (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (β-selinene-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate $\rightleftharpoons$ β-selinene + diphosphate

Initial cyclization gives (+)-germacrene A in an enzyme-bound form.

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