Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase

Synonyms

Geranylgeranyl Diphosphate Geranylgeranyltransferase

Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate Synthase

Geranylgeranyl-Pyrophosphate Synthase

Geranylgeranyltransferase, Geranylgeranyl-Diphosphate

Phytoene Synthetase

Prephytoene Diphosphate Synthase

Prephytoene-Diphosphate Synthase

Pyrophosphate Synthase, Geranylgeranyl

Synthase, Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate

Synthase, Geranylgeranyl-Pyrophosphate

Synthase, Prephytoene-Diphosphate

Synthetase, Phytoene

An enzyme that catalyzes the condensation of two molecules of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to give prephytoene diphosphate. The prephytoene diphosphate molecule is a precursor for CAROTENOIDS and other tetraterpenes.