Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase
"Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the condensation of two molecules of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to give prephytoene diphosphate. The prephytoene diphosphate molecule is a precursor for CAROTENOIDS and other tetraterpenes.
| Descriptor ID |
D051232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.225.443
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| Concept/Terms |
Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase- Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase
- Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase
- Geranylgeranyltransferase, Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate
- Phytoene Synthetase
- Synthetase, Phytoene
- Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Synthase
- Pyrophosphate Synthase, Geranylgeranyl
- Synthase, Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate
- Geranylgeranyl-Pyrophosphate Synthase
- Synthase, Geranylgeranyl-Pyrophosphate
- Prephytoene-Diphosphate Synthase
- Prephytoene Diphosphate Synthase
- Synthase, Prephytoene-Diphosphate
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Laboratory-scale production of 13C-labeled lycopene and phytoene by bioengineered Escherichia coli. J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Sep 28; 59(18):9996-10005.
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Golden Rice gets a boost from maize. Nat Biotechnol. 2005 Apr; 23(4):429-30.