CDP-archaeol synthase explained
| CDP-archaeol synthase |
| Ec Number: | 2.7.7.67 |
| Cas Number: | 329791-09-5 |
CDP-archaeol synthase (CDP-2,3-di-O-geranylgeranyl-sn-glycerol synthase, CTP:2,3-GG-GP ether cytidylyltransferase, CTP:2,3-di-O-geranylgeranyl-sn-glycero-1-phosphate cytidyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name CTP:2,3-bis-O-(geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycero-1-phosphate cytidylyltransferase.[1] [2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
CTP + 2,3-bis-O-(geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycero-1-phosphate
diphosphate + CDP-2,3-bis-O-(geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycerol
This enzyme catalyses one of the steps in the biosynthesis of polar lipids in Archaea.
Notes and References
- Morii H, Nishihara M, Koga Y . CTP:2,3-di-O-geranylgeranyl-sn-glycero-1-phosphate cytidyltransferase in the methanogenic archaeon Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 275 . 47 . 36568–74 . November 2000 . 10960477 . 10.1074/jbc.m005925200 . free .
- Morii H, Koga Y . CDP-2,3-Di-O-geranylgeranyl-sn-glycerol:L-serine O-archaetidyltransferase (archaetidylserine synthase) in the methanogenic archaeon Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus . Journal of Bacteriology . 185 . 4 . 1181–9 . February 2003 . 12562787 . 142863 . 10.1128/jb.185.4.1181-1189.2003 .
