CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase
Functional Family 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase

Enzyme Information

4.6.1.12
2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt P62617
2-phospho-4-(cytidine 5'-diphospho)-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol = 2-C-methyl- D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate + CMP.
-!- Forms part of an alternative nonmevalonate pathway for terpenoid biosynthesis.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P62617
ISPF_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 1JY8
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism Escherichia
Primary Citation
Structure of 2C-methyl-d-erythritol-2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase involved in mevalonate-independent biosynthesis of isoprenoids.
Steinbacher, S., Kaiser, J., Wungsintaweekul, J., Hecht, S., Eisenreich, W., Gerhardt, S., Bacher, A., Rohdich, F.
J.Mol.Biol.