4.2.3.32: levopimaradiene synthase
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abietadiene synthase, levopimaradiene/abietadiene synthase, LP synthase, LPS, More, PaLAS, TPS-LAS
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Systematic Name
Systematic Name on EC 4.2.3.32 - levopimaradiene synthase
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(+)-copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [abieta-8(14),12-diene-forming]
In Ginkgo, the enzyme catalyses the initial cyclization step in the biosynthesis of ginkgolides, a structurally unique family of diterpenoids that are highly specific platelet-activating-factor receptor antagonists [1]. Levopimaradiene is widely distributed in higher plants. In some species the enzyme also forms abietadiene, palustradiene, and neoabietadiene [2].