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LMP007759

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Nameoctaprenyl diphosphate synthase
Protein EntryISPB_ECOLI
UniProt IDP0AD57
SpeciesE. coli
Comments
Comment typeDescription
Catalytic Activity(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + 5 isopentenyl diphosphate = 5 diphosphate + all-trans-octaprenyl diphosphate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8037730}.
CofactorName=Mg(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:18420; Evidence={ECO:0000250}; Note=Binds 3 Mg(2+) ions per subunit. {ECO:0000250};
FunctionSupplies octaprenyl diphosphate, the precursor for the side chain of the isoprenoid quinones ubiquinone and menaquinone. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8037730}.
InteractionSelf; NbExp=2; IntAct=EBI-1131851, EBI-1131851; O13851:dlp1 (xeno); NbExp=2; IntAct=EBI-1131851, EBI-7701234; O43091:dps1 (xeno); NbExp=2; IntAct=EBI-1131851, EBI-7701164;
SimilarityBelongs to the FPP/GGPP synthase family. {ECO:0000305}.