olivetol synthase, olivetol-forming PKS, OLS, PKS, polyketide synthase, tetraketide synthase, TKS, type III PKS, type III polyketide synthase
EC Number
2.3.1.206
CAS Registry Number
Comments
A polyketide synthase catalysing the first committed step in the cannabinoids biosynthetic pathway of the plant Cannabis sativa. The enzyme was previously thought to also function as a cyclase, but the cyclization is now known to be catalysed by EC 4.4.1.26, olivetolic acid cyclase.