Terpenoid biosynthesis

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* Also able to catalyse some earlier steps.

See also monoterpenoid biosynthesis, sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis, diterpenoid biosynthesis, squalene biosynthesis, triterpenoid biosynthesis, phytoene biosynthesis, carotenoid biosynthesis, polyprenol biosynthesis, mevalonate biosynthesis and non-mevalonate pathway

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EC 2.5.1.1 dimethylallyltranstransferase
EC 2.5.1.10 geranyltranstransferase
EC 2.5.1.11 trans-octaprenyltranstransferase
EC 2.5.1.28 dimethylallylcistransferase (mechanism)
EC 2.5.1.29 farnesyltranstransferase
EC 2.5.1.30 trans-hexaprenyltranstransferase
EC 2.5.1.33 trans-pentaprenyltranstransferase
EC 2.5.1.67 chrysanthemyl diphosphate synthase (mechanism)
EC 2.5.1.68 Z-farnesyl diphosphate synthase (mechanism)
EC 2.5.1.69 lavandulyl diphosphate synthase (mechanism)
EC 2.7.1.36 mevalonate kinase
EC 2.7.4.2 5-phosphomevelonate kinase
EC 4.1.1.33 diphosphomevelonate decarboxylase
EC 4.2.3.27 isoprene synthase (mechanism)
EC 5.3.3.2 isopentenyl-diphosphate Δ-isomerase