Insights into diterpene cyclization from the structure of the bifunctional abietadiene synthase from Abies grandis*
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Insights into diterpene cyclization from the structure of the bifunctional abietadiene synthase from Abies grandis* Ke Zhou, Yang Gao, Julie A. Hoy, Francis M. Mann, Richard B. Honzatko and Reuben J. Peters From the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, & Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA Running title: Structure of abietadiene synthase Address correspondence to: Reuben J. Peters, Iowa State University, 4216 Mol. Biol. Bldg., Ames, IA 50011, FAX: 515-294-8580, E-mail: [email protected]
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