Entry
Name
4-dimethylallyltryptophan synthase;
dimethylallylpyrophosphate:L-tryptophan dimethylallyltransferase;
dimethylallyltryptophan synthetase;
dimethylallylpyrophosphate:tryptophan dimethylallyl transferase;
DMAT synthetase;
4-(gamma,gamma-dimethylallyl)tryptophan synthase;
tryptophan dimethylallyltransferase;
dimethylallyl-diphosphate:L-tryptophan 4-dimethylallyltransferase
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)
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
prenyl-diphosphate:L-tryptophan 4-prenyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
prenyl diphosphate + L-tryptophan = diphosphate + 4-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-L-tryptophan [RN:
R01657 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
Product
diphosphate [CPD:
C00013 ];
4-(3-methylbut-2-en-1-yl)-L-tryptophan [CPD:
C04290 ]
History
EC 2.5.1.34 created 1984, modified 2010
Pathway
ec00901 Indole alkaloid biosynthesis
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K14130 tryptophan 4-dimethylallyltransferase
Genes
ACHE : ACHE_61019A ACHE_61023A
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Lee SL, Floss HG, Heinstein P.
Title
Purification and properties of dimethylallylpyrophosphate:tryptopharm dimethylallyl transferase, the first enzyme of ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Claviceps. sp. SD 58.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.5.1.34
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.5.1.34
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