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EC 2.5.1.62 Details
EC number
2.5.1.62
Accepted name
chlorophyll synthase
Reaction
chlorophyllide a + phytyl diphosphate = chlorophyll a + diphosphate
Systematic name
chlorophyllide-a:phytyl-diphosphate phytyltransferase
CAS registry number
9077-08-1
Comment
Requires Mg2+. The enzyme is modified by binding of the first substrate, phytyl diphosphate, before reaction of the modified enzyme with the second substrate, chlorophyllide a, can occur. The reaction also occurs when phytyl diphosphate is replaced by geranylgeranyl diphosphate.
History
created 2003
EC Tree
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