Geranyl diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase

Geranyl diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.255, SCO7701, GPP methyltransferase, GPPMT, 2-methyl-GPP synthase, MGPPS, geranyl pyrophosphate methyltransferase) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:geranyl-diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase.^[1][2][3][4] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + geranyl diphosphate ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (E)-2-methylgeranyl diphosphate

Geranyl diphosphate 2-C-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.1.1.255
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This enzyme takes part in synthesis of 2-methylisoborneol.