Ent-pimara-9(11),15-diene synthase

ent-Pimara-9(11),15-diene synthase (EC 4.2.3.31, PMD synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name ent-copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (ent-pimara-9(11),15-diene-forming).^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

ent-copalyl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ ent-pimara-9(11),15-diene + diphosphate

ent-pimara-9(11),15-diene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.2.3.31
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 involved in the biosynthesis of the diterpenoid viguiepinol and requires Mg²⁺, Co²⁺, Zn²⁺ or Ni²⁺ for activity.