phosphoglycerol geranylgeranyltransferase EC#: 2.5.1.41; ChemWhat Code: 1377938

Product Name phosphoglycerol geranylgeranyltransferase
Example Structure Example Structure of phosphoglycerol geranylgeranyltransferase EC#: 2.5.1.41
Synonyms ((S)-GGGP) synthase, (S)-3-O-geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase, (S)-3-O-geranylgeranylglycerylphosphate, geranylgeranyl diphosphate:sn-3-O-(geranylgeranyl)glycerol 1-phosphate geranylgeranyltransferase, geranylgeranyl-transferase, geranylgeranylglycerol-phosphate geranylgeranyltransferase, geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate synthase, geranylgeranyltransferase II, geranylgeranyltransferase, geranylgeranyloxyglycerol phosphate, GGGP synthase, GGGPS, glycerol phosphate feranylgeranyltransferase, prenyltransferase
EC Number 2.5.1.41
CAS Registry Number 124650-69-7
Comments 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].
Cofactor Mg2+
History
Reactions Geranylgeranyl diphosphate + sn-glycerol 1-phosphate = diphosphate + sn-3-O-(geranylgeranyl)glycerol 1-phosphate.

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