Prenyl-diphosphatase

The enzyme prenyl-diphosphatase (EC 3.1.7.1)^[1] catalyzes the reaction

prenyl diphosphate + H₂O ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ prenol + diphosphate

prenyl-diphosphatase
Identifiers
EC no.	3.1.7.1
CAS no.	37288-33-8
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those acting on diphosphoric monoester bonds. The systematic name is prenyl-diphosphate diphosphohydrolase. Other names in common use include prenyl-pyrophosphatase, prenol pyrophosphatase, and prenylphosphatase.