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EC 2.4.2.45 Details
EC number
2.4.2.45
Accepted name
decaprenyl-phosphate phosphoribosyltransferase
Reaction
trans,octacis-decaprenyl phosphate + 5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-diphosphate = trans,octacis-decaprenylphospho-β-D-ribofuranose 5-phosphate + diphosphate
Other name(s)
5-phospho-α-D-ribose-1-diphosphate:decaprenyl-phosphate 5-phosphoribosyltransferase,
5-phospho-α-D-ribose 1-pyrophosphate:decaprenyl phosphate 5-phosphoribosyltransferase,
DPPR synthase,
Rv3806
Systematic name
trans,octacis-decaprenylphospho-β-D-ribofuranose 5-phosphate:diphosphate phospho-α-D-ribosyltransferase
Comment
Requires Mg2+. Isolated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Has some activity with other polyprenyl phosphates.
History
created 2012
EC Tree
2.4.2.13 created 1961, deleted 1965