Enzyme Details

Enzyme (Recommended) Name	geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase
Alternative names	(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate farnesyltranstransferase geranylgeranyl-diphosphate synthase geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthetase geranylgeranyl-PP synthetase farnesyltransferase geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase farnesyltranstransferase (obsolete)
EC Classification	2.5.1.29
Classification	Transferases Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups
Catalyses reactions	Dimethylallyl diphosphate + Isopentenyl diphosphate <-> Diphosphate + Geranyl diphosphate Isopentenyl diphosphate + Geranyl diphosphate <-> Diphosphate + trans,trans-Farnesyl diphosphate Isopentenyl diphosphate + trans,trans-Farnesyl diphosphate <-> Diphosphate + Geranylgeranyl diphosphate 2 Isopentenyl diphosphate + Geranyl diphosphate <-> 2 Diphosphate + Geranylgeranyl diphosphate Dimethylallyl diphosphate + 3 Isopentenyl diphosphate <-> 3 Diphosphate + Geranylgeranyl diphosphate
External links	Expasy KEGG IntEnz (EBI) IUBMB Reactome HepatoSys
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