(13''E'')-labda-7,13-dien-15-ol synthase (EC 3.1.7.10, labda-7,13''E''-dien-15-ol synthase) is an
enzyme
An enzyme () is a protein that acts as a biological catalyst by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different mol ...
with
systematic name
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A semisystematic name or semitrivi ...
geranylgeranyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase
13''E'')-labda-7,13-dien-15-ol-forming''.
It
catalyses the reaction
: geranylgeranyl diphosphate + H
2O
(13''E'')-labda-7,13-dien-15-ol + diphosphate
The enzyme from the
lycophyte
The lycophytes, when broadly circumscribed, are a group of vascular plants that include the clubmosses. They are sometimes placed in a division Lycopodiophyta or Lycophyta or in a subdivision Lycopodiophytina. They are one of the oldest lineag ...
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Selaginella moellendorffii
''Selaginella moellendorffii'' is a lycophyte that is an important model organism, especially in comparative genomics. ''S. moellendorffii'' is a member of an ancient vascular plant lineage that first appeared in the fossil record some 400 millio ...
'' is bifunctional
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