Geranylgeranyl diphosphate diphosphatase

Geranylgeranyl diphosphate diphosphatase
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EC no.3.1.7.5
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Geranylgeranyl diphosphate diphosphatase (ES 3.1.7.5, geranylgeranyl diphosphate phosphatase) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranylgeranyl diphosphate + H2O geranylgeraniol + diphosphate

This enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of plaunotol.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Nualkaew N, De-Eknamkul W, Kutchan TM, Zenk MH (August 2006). "Membrane-bound geranylgeranyl diphosphate phosphatases: purification and characterization from Croton stellatopilosus leaves". Phytochemistry. 67 (15): 1613–20. doi:10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.12.014. PMID 16445953.
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