CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase
Functional Family Dehydrosqualene synthase

Enzyme Information

2.5.1.96
4,4'-diapophytoene synthase.
based on mapping to UniProt A9JQL9
2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate = 15-cis-4,4'-diapophytoene + 2 diphosphate.
-!- Typical of Staphylococcus aureus and some other bacteria such as Heliobacillus sp.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

A9JQL9
CRTM_STAAU
Staphylococcus aureus
4,4'-diapophytoene synthase

PDB Structure

PDB 3ACW
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Mechanism of action and inhibition of dehydrosqualene synthase
Lin, F.Y., Liu, C.I., Liu, Y.L., Zhang, Y., Wang, K., Jeng, W.Y., Ko, T.P., Cao, R., Wang, A.H.J., Oldfield, E.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA