Function
Converts farnesyl diphosphate to the bicyclic olefins alpha-copaene, (E)-beta-caryophyllene, and to the macrocyclic sesquiterpene germacrene D (PubMed:21607717). Mediates also the biosynthesis of minor sesquiterpene hydrocarbons including delta-cadinene (PubMed:21607717). Involved in indirect defense by producing volatile signals attracting natural enemies of herbivores (PubMed:21607717).
Sequence
MAPKTVWGYFFIDYIPEPLQVSDKQRVVELKGEVARLFEDCNCKDVVERMNLVDVVQRLGIDHHFKEQIDTALKNIQGAEFNSSDLHEVSLRFRLLRQHGLWVPADQFDKFRRQEDGSFSSDIADDPKGLLGLYNAASLLIHGEEVLEEALLFARRHLESIRRGGGLHDSPYLSEQVGRSLKIPLPRTLKRLEAVSYIPEYSSADDTTYIHPEILELARLDFNLLQHVHQNELRTVTQWWKGLCDVIGPDYGRDRIVECYFWAFSMYYEEEHARARMILARLIMLASLLDDTFDDRATLQECRELNKAIERWDESDDISLLPECIQKFFLEVIRNFAEFEDELEAHEKYRVAYARKAYQLLSKSYLQEVEWCHQGYTPSFDDHVSVSTASAGIQVLCVGMLVGMGDAATKEVFEWMIGSNNRVVRACAEVTRFMDDMADFKRGKNKTDVATTVECYMKEQNVTGEVAFDKIGSFVEDAWKTLNQAALVGDRALLPVVQRVAGLAMSMMVFFHGKIDRYTDSEHLKETLEDLFVNHVPLC