Medical Definition of Farnesyltranstransferase
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Condenses farnesyl diphosphate with isopentenyl diphosphate to form geranylgeranyl diphosphate; in archaebacteria is a bifunctional enzyme synthesizing both farnesyl diphosphate and geranylgeranyl diphosphate
Registry number: EC 2.5.1.29
Synonym: ggdp synthase, geranylgeranyl-diphosphate synthase, ggpp synthase, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphatase, farnesyl diphosphate-geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase, farnesyltransferase, short chain isoprenyl diphosphate synthase, idsa gene product
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Farnesyltranstransferase
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