Reaction: (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = (E,E)-germacrene B + diphosphate
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Systematic name: (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [(E,E)-germacrene-B-forming]
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References:
1. van Der Hoeven, R.S., Monforte, A.J., Breeden, D., Tanksley, S.D. and Steffens, J.C. Genetic control and evolution of sesquiterpene biosynthesis in Lycopersicon esculentum and L. hirsutum. Plant Cell 12 (2000) 2283-2294. [PMID: 11090225]