hexaprenyl diphosphate biosynthesis

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Metabolites

Diphosphate

Formula: H4P2O7 (177.9432294)

CAS ID: 2466-09-3



Enzyme

EC Number name full name note
2.5.1.-
2.5.1.1 dimethylallyltranstransferase prenyl-diphosphate:3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl-diphosphate prenyltranstransferase
2.5.1.10 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase geranyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate geranyltranstransferase
5.3.3.2 isopentenyl-diphosphate DELTA-isomerase 3-methylbut-3-en-1-yl-diphosphate DELTA3-DELTA2-isomerase


Proteins

Protein ID name full name
P08524 ERG20 Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
P15496 IDI1 Isopentenyl-diphosphate delta-isomerase
P18900 COQ1 Hexaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase, mitochondrial