farnesene biosynthesis

Tholl D, Chen F, Petri J, Gershenzon J, Pichersky E. Two sesquiterpene synthases are responsible for the complex mixture of sesquiterpenes emitted from Arabidopsis flowers. Plant J. 2005 Jun;42(5):757–71. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2005.02417.x. PMID: 15918888.

Metabolites

alpha-Farnesene

Formula: C15H24 (204.18779039999998)

CAS ID: 502-61-4

beta-Farnesene

Formula: C15H24 (204.18779039999998)

CAS ID: 18794-84-8

Diphosphate

Formula: H4P2O7 (177.9432294)

CAS ID: 2466-09-3

(3Z,6E)-alpha-Farnesene

Formula: C15H24 (204.18779039999998)

CAS ID: 26560-14-5



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
4.2.3.106 (E)-beta-ocimene synthase geranyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(E)-beta-ocimene-forming]
4.2.3.123 beta-sesquiphellandrene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, beta-sesquiphellandrene-forming)
4.2.3.46 alpha-farnesene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate lyase [(3E,6E)-alpha-farnesene-forming]
4.2.3.47 beta-farnesene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(E)-beta-farnesene-forming]
4.2.3.55 (S)-beta-bisabolene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(S)-beta-bisabolene-forming]
4.2.3.65 zingiberene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (zingiberene-forming)
4.2.3.69 (+)-alpha-barbatene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(+)-alpha-barbatene-forming]
4.2.3.78 beta-chamigrene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate lyase (cyclizing, (+)-beta-chamigrene-forming)
4.2.3.79 thujopsene synthase (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate lyase (cyclizing, (+)-thujopsene-forming)
4.2.3.95 (-)-alpha-cuprenene synthase (-)-alpha-cuprenene hydrolase [cyclizing, (-)-alpha-cuprenene-forming]


Proteins

Protein ID name full name