Ent-kaurene synthase

In enzymology, an ent-kaurene synthase (EC number|4.2.3.19) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

:ent-copalyl diphosphate $ightleftharpoons$ ent-kaurene + diphosphate

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, ent-copalyl diphosphate, and two products, ent-kaurene and diphosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically those carbon-oxygen lyases acting on phosphates. The systematic name of this enzyme class is ent-copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, ent-kaurene-forming). Other names in common use include ent-kaurene synthase B, ent-kaurene synthetase B, ent-copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase, and (cyclizing). This enzyme participates in diterpenoid biosynthesis.

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::"The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|9055-64-5."

Gene Ontology (GO) codes