α-Eudesmol synthase (EC 4.2.3.85) is an
enzyme with
systematic name (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (α-eudesmol-forming).
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
: (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl diphosphate + H
2O
α-eudesmol +
diphosphate
The recombinant enzyme from
ginger
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(''
Zingiber zerumbet'') gives β-eudesmol, 10-''epi''-γ-eudesmol, α-eudesmol and
aristolene.
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EC 4.2.3