Term Information

Accession
GO:0046905
Name
15-cis-phytoene synthase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
phytoene synthase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: 2 geranylgeranyl diphosphate -> 15-cis-phytoene + 2 diphosphate. Source: RHEA:34479, GOC:ai, PMID:12641468
Comment
Note that this should not be confused with 'geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase activity ; GO:0016767', EC:2.5.1.32. This activity is the second part of the formation of phytoene from geranylgeranyl-diphosphate, the first stage of which is catalyzed by EC:2.5.1.32.
History
See term history for GO:0046905 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of 15-cis-phytoene synthase activity (GO:0046905)
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15-cis-phytoene synthase activity [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  carotene biosynthetic process (GO:0016120)
15-cis-phytoene synthase activity [is_a relation] is_a  pyrophosphatase activity (GO:0016462)

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RHEA
34479