FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as PCRB_BACAC, pcrB. Prenyltransferase that catalyzes in vivo the transfer of the heptaprenyl moiety of heptaprenyl pyrophosphate (HepPP; 35 carbon atoms) to the C3 hydroxyl of sn-glycerol-1-phosphate (G1P), producing heptaprenylglyceryl phosphate (HepGP). This reaction is an ether-bond-formation step in the biosynthesis of archaea-type G1P-based membrane lipids found in Bacillales. Homodimer.

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enzyme classification

pcrB

Heptaprenylglyceryl phosphate synthase

pcrB

Molecular Synopsis