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EC 2.5.1.41 Details
EC number
2.5.1.41
Accepted name
phosphoglycerol geranylgeranyltransferase
Reaction
geranylgeranyl diphosphate + sn-glycerol 1-phosphate = diphosphate + 3-(O-geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycerol 1-phosphate
Other name(s)
glycerol phosphate geranylgeranyltransferase, geranylgeranyl-transferase (ambiguous), prenyltransferase (ambiguous), (S)-3-O-geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase, (S)-geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase, GGGP synthase, (S)-GGGP synthase, GGGPS, geranylgeranyl diphosphate:sn-glyceryl phosphate geranylgeranyltransferase, geranylgeranyl diphosphate:sn-glycerol-1-phosphate geranylgeranyltransferase
Systematic name
geranylgeranyl-diphosphate:sn-glycerol-1-phosphate geranylgeranyltransferase
CAS registry number
124650-69-7
Comment
This cytosolic enzyme catalyses the first pathway-specific step in the biosynthesis of the core membrane diether lipids in archaebacteria [2]. Requires Mg2+ for maximal activity [2]. It catalyses the alkylation of the primary hydroxy group in sn-glycerol 1-phosphate by geranylgeranyl diphosphate (GGPP) in a prenyltransfer reaction where a hydroxy group is the nucleophile in the acceptor substrate [2]. The other enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of polar lipids in Archaea are EC 1.1.1.261 (sn-glycerol-1-phosphate dehydrogenase), EC 2.5.1.42 (geranylgeranylglycerol-phosphate geranylgeranyltransferase) and EC 2.7.7.67 (CDP-archaeol synthase), which lead to the formation of CDP-unsaturated archaeol. The final step in the pathway involves the addition of L-serine, with concomitant removal of CMP, leading to the production of unsaturated archaetidylserine [5].
History
created 1992, modified 2009
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