Levopimaradiene synthase (EC 4.2.3.32, ''PtTPS-LAS'', ''LPS'', copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase
bieta-8(14),12-diene-forming'') is an
enzyme
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with
systematic name
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(+)-copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (abieta-8(14),12-diene-forming).
This enzyme
catalyses the following
chemical reaction
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: (+)-copalyl diphosphate
abieta-8(14),12-diene +
diphosphate
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In
Ginkgo
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, the enzyme catalyses the initial cyclization step in the biosynthesis of
ginkgolides.
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