| Entry |
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| Name |
rubber cis-polyprenylcistransferase;
rubber allyltransferase;
rubber transferase;
isopentenyl pyrophosphate cis-1,4-polyisoprenyl transferase;
cis-prenyl transferase;
rubber polymerase;
rubber prenyltransferase |
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| 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)
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| Sysname |
poly-cis-polyprenyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate
polyprenylcistransferase |
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
poly-cis-polyprenyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate =
diphosphate + a poly-cis-polyprenyl diphosphate longer by one C5
unit [RN:R08400] |
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
R08400;
(other) R03917
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| Substrate |
poly-cis-polyprenyl diphosphate [CPD:C04093];
isopentenyl diphosphate [CPD:C00129] |
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| Product |
diphosphate [CPD:C00013];
poly-cis-polyprenyl diphosphate longer by one C5 unit [CPD:C16689] |
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| Comment |
Rubber particles act as acceptor. |
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| Pathway |
PATH: ec00900 Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis |
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Reference
Authors
Title
Journal
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1
Archer, B.L. and Cockbain, E.G.
Rubber transferase from Hevea brasiliensis latex.
Methods Enzymol. 15 (1969) 476-480. |
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Reference
Authors
Title
Journal
Organism
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2 [PMID:16742418]
McMullen AI, McSweeney GP.
The biosynthesis of rubber: Incorporation of isopentenyl
pyrophosphate into purified rubber particles by a soluble latex
serum enzyme.
Biochem. J. 101 (1966) 42-47.
Hevea brasiliensis |
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| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.5.1.20
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: 2.5.1.20
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.5.1.20
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 2.5.1.20
CAS: 62213-41-6 |
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