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| Name |
rubber cis-polyprenylcistransferase;
rubber allyltransferase;
rubber transferase;
isopentenyl pyrophosphate cis-1,4-polyisoprenyl transferase;
cis-prenyl transferase;
rubber polymerase;
rubber prenyltransferase
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| Class |
Transferases;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups (only sub-subclass identified to date)
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| Sysname |
polycis-polyprenyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate polyprenylcistransferase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + a polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate longer by one C5 unit [RN: R08400]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate;
isopentenyl diphosphate [CPD: C00129]
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| Product |
diphosphate [CPD: C00013];
polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate longer by one C5 unit
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| Comment |
Rubber particles act as acceptor.
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| History |
EC 2.5.1.20 created 1976
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| Pathway |
| ec00900 | Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis |
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| Reference |
1 |
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| Authors |
Archer, B.L. and Cockbain, E.G. |
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| Title |
Rubber transferase from Hevea brasiliensis latex. |
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| Journal |
Methods Enzymol 15:476-480 (1969) |
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| Reference |
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| Authors |
McMullen AI, McSweeney GP. |
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| Title |
The biosynthesis of rubber: Incorporation of isopentenyl pyrophosphate into purified rubber particles by a soluble latex serum enzyme. |
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| Other DBs |
| ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 2.5.1.20 |
| ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.5.1.20 |
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