dimethylallyltranstransferase activity

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Namedimethylallyltranstransferase activity
IDGO_0004161
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Molecular function

Exact synonym

dimethylallyltransferase activity, geranyl diphosphate synthase

Description

Catalysis of the reaction: dimethylallyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + geranyl diphosphate.

Related synonym

(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthetase activity, DMAPP:IPP-dimethylallyltransferase activity, dimethylallyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate dimethylallyltranstransferase activity, diprenyltransferase activity, geranyl pyrophosphate synthase activity, geranyl pyrophosphate synthetase activity, geranyl-diphosphate synthase activity, trans-farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase activity

Comment

Note that this is the first step in the formation of farnesyl diphosphate. The second step is 'geranyltranstransferase activity ; GO:0004337'. Consider also annotating to the biological process term 'farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process ; GO:0045337'.

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