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alpha-farnesene synthase activity

Known as: (E,E)-alpha-farnesene synthase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: 2-trans,6-trans-farnesyl diphosphate = (E,E)-alpha-farnesene + diphosphate. [MetaCyc:RXN-8574]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Production of farnesene and santalene by Saccharomyces cerevisiae using fed-batch cultivations with RQ-controlled feed.
Terpenes have various applications as fragrances, cosmetics and fuels. One of the most prominent examples is the sesquiterpene… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
How rainfall, relative humidity and temperature influence volatile emissions from apple trees in situ.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Volatile constituents of redblush grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) and pummelo (Citrus grandis) peel essential oils from Kenya.
The volatile constituents of cold-pressed peel essential oils of redblush grapefruit (Citrus paradisi Macfadyen forma Redblush… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The significance of background odour for an egg parasitoid to detect plants with host eggs.
Scots pine has been shown to produce a volatile bouquet that attracts egg parasitoids in response to oviposition of the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Combined Transcript and Metabolite Analysis Reveals Genes Involved in Spider Mite Induced Volatile Formation in Cucumber Plants1
Many plants have an indirect defense against herbivores by emitting volatiles that attract carnivorous enemies of the herbivores… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Forest tent caterpillars (Malacosoma disstria) induce local and systemic diurnal emissions of terpenoid volatiles in hybrid poplar (Populus trichocarpa x deltoides): cDNA cloning, functional…
Feeding forest tent caterpillars (FTCs) induced local and systemic diurnal emissions of (-)-germacrene D, along with (E)-beta… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The sesquiterpene hydrocarbons of maize (Zea mays) form five groups with distinct developmental and organ-specific distributions.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Emission of Plutella xylostella-Induced Compounds from Cabbages Grown at Elevated CO2 and Orientation Behavior of the Natural Enemies1
Several plant species defend themselves indirectly from herbivores by producing herbivore-induced volatile compounds that attract… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Volatiles from leaves, fruits, and virgin oil from Olea europaea Cv. Olivastra Seggianese from Italy.
The volatiles produced by leaves and fruits of Olea europaea cv. Olivastra Seggianese have been analyzed in two different… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Plant odor analysis of apple: antennal response of codling moth females to apple volatiles during phenological development.
Volatile compounds were collected from apple branches (Malus domestica) at different developmental stages, and the antennal… 
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