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4,4'-Diapophytoene synthase

Class of enzymes

Class of enzymes

FieldValue
Name4,4'-diapophytoene synthase
EC_number2.5.1.96

4,4'-diapophytoene synthase (, dehydrosqualene synthase, DAP synthase, C30 carotene synthase, CrtM) is an enzyme with systematic name farnesyl-diphosphate:farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase (4,4'-diapophytoene forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

: 2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate \rightleftharpoons 4,4'-diapophytoene + 2 diphosphate (overall reaction) : (1a) 2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate \rightleftharpoons diphosphate + presqualene diphosphate : (1b) presqualene diphosphate \rightleftharpoons 4,4'-diapophytoene + diphosphate

This enzyme requires Mn2+. It is present in Staphylococcus aureus and some other bacteria such as Heliobacillus sp.

References

References

  1. (December 2002). "Evolution of the C30 carotenoid synthase CrtM for function in a C40 pathway". Journal of Bacteriology.
  2. (September 2005). "Structure and biosynthesis of staphyloxanthin from Staphylococcus aureus". The Journal of Biological Chemistry.
  3. (November 2005). "Preparation, characterization, and optimization of an in vitro C30 carotenoid pathway". Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
  4. (March 2008). "A cholesterol biosynthesis inhibitor blocks Staphylococcus aureus virulence". Science.
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