FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as GGR_METLZ, Mlab_0431. Is involved in the reduction of 2, 3-digeranylgeranylglycerophospholipids (unsaturated archaeols) into 2, 3-diphytanylglycerophospholipids (saturated archaeols) in the biosynthesis of archaeal membrane lipids. Catalyzes the formation of archaetidic acid (2, 3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glyceryl phosphate) from 2, 3-di-O-geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate (DGGGP) via the hydrogenation of each double bond of the isoprenoid chains.

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uniprot
enzyme classification

Mlab_0431

Digeranylgeranylglycerophospholipid reductase

Mlab_0431

Molecular Synopsis