Everything about Farnesyl Pyrophosphate totally explained
|Section2=
|Section3=
}}
Farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) is an intermediate in the
HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of
terpenes and
terpenoids.
It is the immediate precursor of
squalene (via the enzyme
squalene synthase), dehydrodolichol diphosphate (a precursor of
dolichol), and geranylgeranyl pyrophoshate (GGPP).
Biosynthesis
Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (a
prenyl transferase) catalyzes sequential condensation reactions of
dimethylallyl pyrophosphate with 2 units of 3-isopentenyl pyrophosphate to form farnesyl pyrophosphate.
Geranyl pyrophosphate itself reacts with 3-isopentenyl pyrophosphate to form farnesyl pyrophosphate
Regulation
The above reactions are inhibited by bisphosphonates (used for osteoporosis).
Related compounds
Farnesene
Farnesol
Further Information
Get more info on 'Farnesyl Pyrophosphate'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://farnesyl_pyrophosphate.totallyexplained.com">Farnesyl pyrophosphate Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
