4-Hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase

4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase (EC 2.5.1.93, PGT1, PGT2, 4HB geranyltransferase, 4HB:geranyltransferase, p-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase, PHB geranyltransferase, geranyl diphosphate:4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate:4-hydroxybenzoate 3-geranyltransferase.[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate + 4-hydroxybenzoate 3-geranyl-4-hydroxybenzoate + diphosphate
4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.2.5.1.93
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The enzyme is involved in shikonin biosynthesis. It has a strict substrate specificity for geranyl diphosphate and an absolute requirement for Mg2+.

References

  1. Ohara K, Muroya A, Fukushima N, Yazaki K (June 2009). "Functional characterization of LePGT1, a membrane-bound prenyltransferase involved in the geranylation of p-hydroxybenzoic acid". The Biochemical Journal. 421 (2): 231–41. doi:10.1042/bj20081968. PMID 19392660.
  2. Mühlenweg A, Melzer M, Li SM, Heide L (July 1998). "4-Hydroxybenzoate 3-geranyltransferase from Lithospermum erythrorhizon: purification of a plant membrane-bound prenyltransferase". Planta. 205 (3): 407–13. doi:10.1007/s004250050337. PMID 9640665.
  3. Yazaki K, Kunihisa M, Fujisaki T, Sato F (February 2002). "Geranyl diphosphate:4-hydroxybenzoate geranyltransferase from Lithospermum erythrorhizon. Cloning and characterization of a ket enzyme in shikonin biosynthesis". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277 (8): 6240–6. doi:10.1074/jbc.m106387200. PMID 11744717.
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