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)
Highest activity with (2Z,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate as allylic substrate. Broad product specificity with the major product being dodecaprenyl diphosphate. Synthesizes even C70 prenyl diphosphate as the maximum chain-length product [1].
Enzymatic reactions [BR:br08201]
2. Transferase reactions
2.5 Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups
2.5.1 Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups (only sub-subclass identified to date)
2.5.1.88
R09731 2-cis,6-trans-Farnesyl diphosphate + n Isopentenyl diphosphate <=> n Diphosphate + trans,polycis-Polyprenyl diphosphate