Amorpha-4,11-diene synthase

In enzymology, an amorpha-4,11-diene synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ amorpha-4,11-diene + diphosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphate, and two products, amorpha-4,11-diene and diphosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (amorpha-4,11-diene-forming). This enzyme is also called amorphadiene synthase.