Dimethylallyltranstransferase
Synonyms
Dimethylallyl-diphosphate:isopentenyl-diphosphate dimethylallyl (trans) transferase
Dimethylallyltransferase
Dolichyl Phosphate Synthetase
Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Synthetase
Geranylpyrophosphate Synthetase
Nerylpyrophosphate Synthetase
Prenyltransferase
Synthetase, Geranylpyrophosphate
Synthetase, Nerylpyrophosphate
An enzyme that, in the pathway of cholesterol biosynthesis, catalyzes the condensation of isopentenyl pyrophosphate and dimethylallylpyrophosphate to yield pyrophosphate and geranylpyrophosphate. The enzyme then catalyzes the condensation of the latter compound with another molecule of isopentenyl pyrophosphate to yield pyrophosphate and farnesylpyrophosphate. EC 2.5.1.1.