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{{Infobox enzyme
| Name = Gamma-curcumene synthase
| EC_number = 4.2.3.94
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| IUBMB_EC_number = 4/2/3/94
| GO_code = 
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'''Gamma-curcumene synthase''' ({{EC number|4.2.3.94}}, ''PatTpsA (gene)'') is an [[enzyme]] with system name ''(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, gamma-curcumene-forming)''.<ref>{{cite journal | title = The diverse sesquiterpene profile of patchouli, <em>Pogostemon cablin</em>, is correlated with a limited number of sesquiterpene synthases |author = Deguerry, F., Pastore, L., Wu, S., Clark, A., Chappell, J. and Schalk, M. |journal = Arch. Biochem. Biophys. |year = 2006 |volume = 454 |pages = 123–136 |pmid = 16970904 |doi=10.1016/j.abb.2006.08.006}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

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

This enzyme is one of five sesquiterpenoid synthases in ''[[Pogostemon cablin]]'' (patchouli).

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|Gamma-curcumene+synthase}}

[[Category:EC 4.2.3]]