Reaction: (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + 2 H2O = 7-epi-ent-eudesmane-5,11-diol + diphosphate
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Glossary: 7-epi-ent-eudesmane-5,11-diol = (4S,4aS,6R,8aS)-6-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-4,8a-dimethyldecahydronaphthalen-4a-ol
Other name(s): ZmEDS (gene name)
Systematic name: (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, 7-epi-ent-eudesmane-5,11-diol-forming)
Comments: Isolated from the plant Zea mays (maize). The product is named in the reference using a different numbering scheme for eudesmane.
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References:
1. Liang, J., Liu, J., Brown, R., Jia, M., Zhou, K., Peters, R.J. and Wang, Q. Direct production of dihydroxylated sesquiterpenoids by a maize terpene synthase. Plant J. 94 (2018) 847-856. [PMID: 29570233]