- Isoprene, or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, is a
common volatile organic compound with the
formula CH2=C(CH3)−CH=CH2. In its pure form it is a
colorless volatile...
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pyrophosphate (DMAPP; or alternatively,
dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMADP); also
isoprenyl pyrophosphate) is an
isoprenoid precursor. It is a
product of both the...
- and an
isoprenoid side chain, with the "10"
referring to the
number of
isoprenyl chemical subunits in its tail.
Although a
ubiquitous molecule in human...
- C55-
isoprenyl pyrophosphate (also
known as
undecaprenyl pyrophosphate or C55-PP) is an
essential molecule involved in the
construction of the bacterial...
-
usually found in
animal products or
fermented foods. The
number n of
isoprenyl units in
their side
chain differs and
ranges from 4 to 13,
hence vitamin...
-
chain of nine
isoprenyl units.
There are
other forms of plastoquinone, such as ones with
shorter side
chains like PQ-3 (which has 3
isoprenyl side units...
-
Mechanism of
Action of Bacitracin:
Complexation with
Metal Ion and C55-
Isoprenyl Pyrophosphate K. John
Stone and Jack L.
Strominger "List of Antibiotics"...
- μg/mL – >16 μg/mL
Bacitracin interferes with the
dephosphorylation of C55-
isoprenyl pyrophosphate, and a
related molecule known as
bactoprenol pyrophosphate;...
-
direct evidence of this has not been observed.
Prenyl groups (also
called isoprenyl groups,
having one
hydrogen atom more than isoprene) have been
shown to...
- Keshav; Giri, Ashok; Gupta,
Vidya (2013). "Characterization of
three novel isoprenyl diphosphate synthases from the
terpenoid rich
mango fruit".
Plant Physiology...
