| abstract |
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing enantiomerically pure (13R)-manoyl oxide, said method comprising the steps of contacting geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) with a class II diterpene synthase to obtain labd-13-en-8,15-diol diphosphate (LPP), and then contacting the LPP with a class I diterpene synthase to obtain (13R)-manoyl oxide. The invention further relates to (13R)-manoyl oxide obtained by the method of the invention. |