Tritrans,polycis-undecaprenyl-diphosphate synthase (geranylgeranyl-diphosphate specific) explained

Tritrans,polycis-undecaprenyl-diphosphate synthase (geranylgeranyl-diphosphate specific)
Ec Number:	2.5.1.89

is an enzyme with systematic name (adding 7 isopentenyl units).^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

\rightleftharpoons 7 diphosphate + tritrans,heptacis-undecaprenyl diphosphate

This enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of the glycosyl carrier lipid in some archaebacteria.

Notes and References

1. Hemmi H, Yamashita S, Shimoyama T, Nakayama T, Nishino T . Cloning, expression, and characterization of cis-polyprenyl diphosphate synthase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius . Journal of Bacteriology . 183 . 1 . 401–4 . January 2001 . 11114943 . 94892 . 10.1128/JB.183.1.401-404.2001 .