Nerylpyrophosphate Synthetase

《英文msh詞典》Nerylpyrophosphate Synthetase
[入口詞] Nerylpyrophosphate Synthetase
[主題詞] Dimethylallyltranstransferase
[英文釋義] An enzyme that,in the pathway of cholesterol biosynthesis,catalyzes the condensation of isopentenyl pyrophosphate and dimethylallylpyrophosphate to yield pyrophosphate and geranylpyrophosphate. The enzyme then catalyzes the condensation of the latter compound with another molecule of isopentenyl pyrophosphate to yield pyrophosphate and farnesylpyrophosphate. EC 2.5.1.1.