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EC 3.1.7.5 Details
EC number
3.1.7.5
Accepted name
geranylgeranyl diphosphate diphosphatase
Reaction
geranylgeranyl diphosphate + H2O = geranylgeraniol + diphosphate
Other name(s)
geranylgeranyl diphosphate phosphatase
Systematic name
geranyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase
Comment
Involved in the biosynthesis of plaunotol. There are two isoenzymes with different ion requirements. Neither require Mg2+ but in addition PII is inhibited by Zn2+, Mn2+ and Co2+. It is not known which isoenzyme is involved in plaunotol biosynthesis.
History
created 2009
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