Entry
Name
rubber cis-polyprenylcistransferase;
rubber allyltransferase;
rubber transferase;
isopentenyl pyrophosphate cis-1,4-polyisoprenyl transferase;
cis-prenyl transferase;
rubber polymerase;
rubber prenyltransferase
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)
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
polycis-polyprenyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate polyprenylcistransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + a polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate longer by one C5 unit [RN:
R08400 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate;
isopentenyl diphosphate [CPD:
C00129 ]
Product
diphosphate [CPD:
C00013 ];
polycis-polyprenyl diphosphate longer by one C5 unit
Comment
Rubber particles act as acceptor.
History
EC 2.5.1.20 created 1976
Pathway
ec00900 Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
Reference
1
Authors
Archer, B.L. and Cockbain, E.G.
Title
Rubber transferase from Hevea brasiliensis latex.
Journal
Methods Enzymol 15:476-480 (1969)
Reference
Authors
McMullen AI, McSweeney GP.
Title
The biosynthesis of rubber: Incorporation of isopentenyl pyrophosphate into purified rubber particles by a soluble latex serum enzyme.
Journal
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.5.1.20
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.5.1.20