Sesquithujene synthase (EC 4.2.3.102, ''TPS5-Del1'') is an
enzyme with
systematic name (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (sesquithujene-forming).
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
: (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl diphosphate
sesquithujene +
diphosphate
The enzyme from ''
Zea mays
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...
'', variety Delprim, gives mainly sesquithujene.
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EC 4.2.3