1 Parent Features
| DB identifier | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| IPR008205 | Family | Geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase/Heptaprenylglyceryl phosphate synthase |
| Type: | Family | Name: | Geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase, archaea |
| Description: | This enzyme, known also as GGGP synthase and GGGPS, is a prenyltransferase that catalyses the transfer of the geranylgeranyl moiety of geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) to the C3 hydroxyl of sn-glycerol-1-phosphate (G1P). It catalyses the stereospecific first step in the biosynthesis of the characteristic membrane diether lipids of archaea. To a much lesser extent, is also able to use heptaprenyl pyrophosphate (HepPP; 35 carbon atoms) as the prenyl donor. Interestingly, the closest homologues outside this family are not the functionally equivalent enzymes of other archaea, but rather functionally distinct bacterial enzymes [, ]. | Short Name: | GGGP_synthase_archaea |
| DB identifier | Type | Name |
|---|---|---|
| IPR008205 | Family | Geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase/Heptaprenylglyceryl phosphate synthase |
