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{{Infobox enzyme
| Name = Zingiberene synthase
| EC_number = 4.2.3.65
| CAS_number = 
| IUBMB_EC_number = 4/2/3/65
| GO_code = 
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'''Zingiberene synthase''' ({{EC number|4.2.3.65}}, ''alpha-zingiberene synthase'', ''ZIS'') is an [[enzyme]] with system name ''(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (zingiberene-forming)''.<ref>{{cite journal | title = Overexpression of the lemon basil &alpha;-zingiberene synthase gene increases both mono- and sesquiterpene contents in tomato fruit |author = Davidovich-Rikanati, R., Lewinsohn, E., Bar, E., Iijima, Y., Pichersky, E. and Sitrit, Y. |journal = Plant J. |date = 2008 |volume = 56 |pages = 228-238 |pmid = 18643974}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

: (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate <math>\rightleftharpoons</math> [[zingiberene]] + [[diphosphate]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|Zingiberene+synthase}}

[[Category:EC 4.2.3]]