Reaction: (+)-copalyl diphosphate + H2O = nezukol + diphosphate
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Glossary: (+)-copalyl diphosphate = (2E)-3-methyl-5-[(1S,4aS,8aS)-5,5,8a-trimethyl-2-methylidenedecahydronaphthalen-1-yl]pent-2-en-1-yl trihydrogen diphosphate
nezukol = pimar-15-en-8-ol
Other name(s): TPS2
Systematic name: (+)-copalyl-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (cyclizing, nezukol-forming)
Comments: Isolated from the plant Isodon rubescens.
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References:
1. Pelot, K.A., Hagelthorn, D.M., Addison, J.B. and Zerbe, P. Biosynthesis of the oxygenated diterpene nezukol in the medicinal plant Isodon rubescens is catalyzed by a pair of diterpene synthases. PLoS One 12 (2017) e0176507. [PMID: 28445526]