Prenyl-diphosphatase
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 3.1.7.1 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 37288-33-8 | ||||||||
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| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme prenyl-diphosphatase (EC 3.1.7.1)[1] catalyzes the reaction
- prenyl diphosphate + H2O prenol + diphosphate
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on diphosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name is prenyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include prenyl-pyrophosphatase, prenol pyrophosphatase, and prenylphosphatase.
References
- ↑ Tsai SC, Gaylor JL (1966). "Testicular sterols. V. Preparation and partial purification of a microsomal prenol pyrophosphate pyrophosphohydrolase". J. Biol. Chem. 241 (17): 4043–50. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)99808-X. PMID 4288361.
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