The phototransduction cascade
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Metabolites
Diphosphoric acid,P-(3,7,11-trimethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrienyl) ester
Formula: C15H28O7P2 (382.1310198)
CAS ID: 13058-04-3
Enzyme
| EC Number | name | full name | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1.1.60 | calmodulin-lysine N-methyltransferase | S-adenosyl-L-methionine:calmodulin-L-lysine N6-methyltransferase | |
| 2.5.1.58 | protein farnesyltransferase | farnesyl-diphosphate:protein-cysteine farnesyltransferase | |
| 2.5.1.59 | protein geranylgeranyltransferase type I | geranylgeranyl-diphosphate:protein-cysteine geranyltransferase | |
| 2.7.11.14 | rhodopsin kinase | ATP:rhodopsin phosphotransferase | |
| 3.1.3.16 | protein-serine/threonine phosphatase | protein-serine/threonine-phosphate phosphohydrolase | |
| 3.1.4.35 | 3',5'-cyclic-GMP phosphodiesterase | 3',5'-cyclic-GMP 5'-nucleotidohydrolase | |
| 3.4.11.18 | methionyl aminopeptidase |
Proteins
| Protein ID | name | full name |
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