CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Terpene synthase, N-terminal domain
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

4.2.3.17
Taxadiene synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt Q41594
Geranylgeranyl diphosphate = taxa-4,11-diene + diphosphate.
-!- This is the committed step in the biosynthesis of the diterpenoid antineoplastic drug Taxol (paclitaxel). -!- The cyclization involves a 1,5-hydride shift.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

Q41594
TASY_TAXBR
Taxus brevifolia
Taxadiene synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 3P5R
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Taxadiene synthase structure and evolution of modular architecture in terpene biosynthesis.
Koksal, M., Jin, Y., Coates, R.M., Croteau, R., Christianson, D.W.
Nature