Function
Converts the C20 geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) to the C40 lycopaoctaene, the first committed intermediate in the production of lycopadiene (PubMed:27050299, PubMed:28813599). Converts farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) into squalene, a precursor for sterol biosynthesis in eukaryotes (PubMed:27050299, PubMed:28813599). Converts with low efficiency the C20 phytyl diphosphate (PPP) to the C40 lycopadiene in vitro. This reaction may not have biological significance in vivo (PubMed:27050299).
Sequence
MKYTDFLAHPDEIIPTIRMMYADYRLKNMEIKDPSVRFCYNMLNRVSRSFAMVIQQLPVELRDATCVFYLILRALDTVEDDMAIPKEVKIPMLRTFHEHLSDRSWKIKCGYGPYVDLMDNYPLVTDVYLRFDEGTKAVIKDITRRMGNGMADFIDLDEVLTIPQYDLYCHYVAGLCGIGMCKLFVDSGLEKEDLVAEEDLANQMGLFLQKNNIVRDYLEDINELPAPRMFWPKEIWGNYAKQLDEFKDPKNLDKAMLCLNHMVTDALRHCEVGLRSLSLLHNPNILRAVLIPQVMGVRTLTLVYNNPEVFRGVVKMRRGETAKIFVTTTSKLSFFRTYLQFANEMEQKCLTEAKNDPMVALTLKRVQGVQAACRAAIVKAEIAEGAKGPSTAMVLAGALLIAALAYFAYVYSAGGTSLKALPLFGVVIILAIGLFGRNLALKTV