Concept information
Preferred term
Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Synthase
- Geranylgeranyl-Pyrophosphate Synthase
- Phytoene Synthetase
- Prephytoene Diphosphate Synthase
- Prephytoene-Diphosphate Synthase
- Pyrophosphate Synthase, Geranylgeranyl
- Synthase, Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate
- Synthase, Geranylgeranyl-Pyrophosphate
- Synthase, Prephytoene-Diphosphate
- Synthetase, Phytoene
Scope note
- An enzyme that catalyzes the condensation of two molecules of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to give prephytoene diphosphate. The prephytoene diphosphate molecule is a precursor for CAROTENOIDS and other tetraterpenes.
History note
- 2006(1991)
In other languages
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051232
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