Prenyl-diphosphatase
Definition:
EC Tree > 3 Hydrolases > 3.1 Acting on ester bonds > 3.1.7 Diphosphoric-monoester hydrolases > 3.1.7.1 prenyl-diphosphatase
Prenyl-diphosphatase is an isoprenoid-chain phosphatase that hydrolyses a prenyl diphosphate into a prenol and diphosphate; farnesyl diphosphate is the best substrate tested to date. By dephosphorylating isoprenoid diphosphate precursors it generates free isoprenoid alcohols that act as signals, membrane modulators and defence compounds in microbes and plants. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms and adopts a soluble phosphatase fold.
Prenyl-diphosphatase is an isoprenoid-chain phosphatase that hydrolyses a prenyl diphosphate into a prenol and diphosphate; farnesyl diphosphate is the best substrate tested to date. By dephosphorylating isoprenoid diphosphate precursors it generates free isoprenoid alcohols that act as signals, membrane modulators and defence compounds in microbes and plants. It appears in viruses and cellular organisms and adopts a soluble phosphatase fold.
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