Cis-abienol synthase

cis-Abienol synthase (EC 4.2.3.140, Z-abienol synthase, CAS, ABS) is an enzyme with systematic name (13E)-8α-hydroxylabd-13-en-15-yl-diphosphate-lyase (cis-abienol forming).^[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(13E)-8α-hydroxylabd-13-en-15-yl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ cis-abienol + diphosphate

cis-abienol synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.140
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This enzyme is isolated from the plants Abies balsamea (balsam fir) and Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco).