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{{Infobox enzyme
| Name = (-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase
| EC_number = 4.2.3.57
| CAS_number = 110639-18-4
| IUBMB_EC_number = 4/2/3/57
| GO_code = 
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'''(-)-beta-caryophyllene synthase''' ({{EC number|4.2.3.57}}, ''beta-caryophyllene synthase'') is an [[enzyme]] with system name ''(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase ((-)-beta-caryophyllene-forming)''.<ref>{{cite journal | title = A cDNA clone for &beta;-caryophyllene synthase from <em>Artemisia annua</em> |author = Cai, Y., Jia, J.W., Crock, J., Lin, Z.X., Chen, X.Y. and Croteau, R. |journal = Phytochemistry |year = 2002 |volume = 61 |pages = 523–529 |pmid = 12409018}}</ref> This enzyme [[catalysis|catalyses]] the following [[chemical reaction]]

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

This enzyme is widely distributed in higher plants.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{MeshName|(-)-beta-caryophyllene+synthase}}

[[Category:EC 4.2.3]]