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Gamma-humulene synthase
Delta-selinene synthase
Bacterial expression
5-epi-aristolochene synthase
Aristolochene synthase
Gene family
Biosynthesis
(e)-beta-farnesene
(e)-nerolidol
Hydrocarbons
Biochemistry & Biophysics in Current Contents(R)/Life Sciences
Abstract:
Terpene synthases are responsible for the large diversity of terpene carbon skeletons found in plants. The unique, carbocationic reaction mechanism of these enzymes can form multiple products from a single prenyl diphosphate substrate. Two maize genes w