(''Z'')-γ-bisabolene synthase (EC 4.2.3.40) is an
enzyme
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with
systematic name
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(2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((''Z'')-γ-bisabolene-forming).
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
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: (2''E'',6''E'')-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate
(''Z'')-γ-bisabolene + diphosphate
This enzyme is expressed in the root,
hydathode
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s and stigma of the plant ''
Arabidopsis thaliana
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''.
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EC 4.2.3