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EC 4.2.3.18                 Enzyme                                 

Name abietadiene synthase;
copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing)
Class Lyases;
Carbon-oxygen lyases;
Acting on phosphates
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname (+)-copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase [cyclizing;
(-)-abietadiene-forming]
Reaction(IUBMB) (+)-copalyl diphosphate = (-)-abietadiene + diphosphate [RN:R06301]
Reaction(KEGG) R06301;
(other) R06299 R06300 R06302 R06303 R06304
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Substrate (+)-copalyl diphosphate [CPD:C11901]
Product (-)-abietadiene [CPD:C11878];
diphosphate [CPD:C00013]
Comment Part of a bifunctional enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of
abietadiene. See also EC 5.5.1.12 (copalyl diphosphate synthase).
Requires Mg2+
Pathway PATH: ec00904  Diterpenoid biosynthesis
PATH: ec01062  Biosynthesis of terpenoids and steroids
PATH: ec01100  Metabolic pathways
Orthology KO: K12927  abietadiene synthase/copalyl diphosphate synthase
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1  [PMID:11112547]
Peters RJ, Flory JE, Jetter R, Ravn MM, Lee HJ, Coates RM, Croteau
RB.
Abietadiene synthase from grand fir (Abies grandis):
characterization and mechanism of action of the
"pseudomature" recombinant enzyme.
Biochemistry. 39 (2000) 15592-602.
Abies grandis
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2  [PMID:11552804]
Peters RJ, Ravn MM, Coates RM, Croteau RB.
Bifunctional abietadiene synthase: free diffusive transfer of the
(+)-copalyl diphosphate intermediate between two distinct active
sites.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123 (2001) 8974-8.
Abies grandis
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3  [PMID:11805316]
Peters RJ, Croteau RB.
Abietadiene synthase catalysis: mutational analysis of a prenyl
diphosphate ionization-initiated cyclization and rearrangement.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 99 (2002) 580-4.
Abies grandis
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4  [PMID:11827528]
Peters RJ, Croteau RB.
Abietadiene synthase catalysis: conserved residues involved in
protonation-initiated cyclization of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to
(+)-copalyl diphosphate.
Biochemistry. 41 (2002) 1836-42.
Abies grandis
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5  [PMID:12059223]
Ravn MM, Peters RJ, Coates RM, Croteau R.
Mechanism of abietadiene synthase catalysis: stereochemistry and
stabilization of the cryptic pimarenyl carbocation intermediates.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124 (2002) 6998-7006.
Abies grandis
Other DBs ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 4.2.3.18
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 4.2.3.18
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 4.2.3.18
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 4.2.3.18
CAS: 157972-08-2

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