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EC 2.5.1.68 Details
EC number
2.5.1.68
Accepted name
(2Z,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase
Reaction
geranyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + (2Z,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate
Other name(s)
(Z)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase, Z-farnesyl diphosphate synthase
Systematic name
geranyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate geranylcistransferase
Comment
Requires Mg2+ or Mn2+ for activity. The product of this reaction is an intermediate in the synthesis of decaprenyl phosphate, which plays a central role in the biosynthesis of most features of the mycobacterial cell wall, including peptidoglycan, linker unit galactan and arabinan. Neryl diphosphate can also act as substrate.
History
created 2007, modified 2010
EC Tree
2.5.1.12 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.14 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.37 created 1989, deleted 2004
2.5.1.40 created 1992, deleted 1999