Geranyl-pyrophosphate---olivetolic_acid_geranyltransferase

Geranyl-pyrophosphate—olivetolic acid geranyltransferase

Geranyl-pyrophosphate—olivetolic acid geranyltransferase

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Geranyl-pyrophosphate—olivetolic acid geranyltransferase (EC 2.5.1.102, GOT) is an enzyme with systematic name geranyl-diphosphate:olivetolate geranyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

geranyl diphosphate + 2,4-dihydroxy-6-pentylbenzoate diphosphate + cannabigerolate
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Part of the cannabinoids biosynthetic pathway of the plant Cannabis sativa.

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  1. [1]
    Fellermeier M, Zenk MH (May 1998). "Prenylation of olivetolate by a hemp transferase yields cannabigerolic acid, the precursor of tetrahydrocannabinol". FEBS Letters. 427 (2): 283–5. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(98)00450-5. PMID 9607329.
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