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EC | 2.5.1.96 | ||||||||
Accepted name: | 4,4′-diapophytoene synthase | ||||||||
Reaction: | 2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = 15-cis-4,4′-diapophytoene + 2 diphosphate (overall reaction) (1a) 2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = diphosphate + presqualene diphosphate (1b) presqualene diphosphate = 15-cis-4,4′-diapophytoene + diphosphate |
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For diagram of squalene, phytoene and 4,4′-diapophytoene biosynthesis, click here | |||||||||
Other name(s): | dehydrosqualene synthase; DAP synthase; C30 carotene synthase; CrtM | ||||||||
Systematic name: | farnesyl-diphosphate:farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase (15-cis-4,4′-diapophytoene-forming) | ||||||||
Comments: | Requires Mn2+. Typical of Staphylococcus aureus and some other bacteria such as Heliobacillus sp. | ||||||||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB | ||||||||
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