farnesyltranstransferase

English

Noun

farnesyltranstransferase (usually uncountable, plural farnesyltranstransferases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction trans,trans-farnesyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate diphosphate + geranylgeranyl diphosphate, involved in steroid and terpenoid biosynthesis.
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