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Enzymic conversion of farnesyl pyrophosphate to squalene
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 1966Abstract Squalene synthetase of pig liver has been solubilized and partially purified. This enzyme has a pH optimum of 7.4 and a K m value of 5 × 10 −7 M for farnesyl pyrophosphate. A divalent metal ion, Mg ++ or Mn ++ , and NADPH are required for the conversion of farnesyl pyrophosphate to squalene.
G, Krishna +3 more
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Photoaffinity Analogues of Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Transferable by Protein Farnesyl Transferase
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2002Farnesylation is a posttranslational lipid modification in which a 15-carbon farnesyl isoprenoid is linked via a thioether bond to specific cysteine residues of proteins in a reaction catalyzed by protein farnesyltransferase (FTase). We synthesized analogues (3-6) of farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) to probe the range of modifications possible to the FPP ...
Kareem A H, Chehade +7 more
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FORMATION OF A NONALLYLIC HOMONERYL PYROPHOSPHATE BY FARNESYL PYROPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE
Chemistry Letters, 1975Abstract The reaction of 4-methylpent-4-enyl pyrophosphate (1) with dimethylallyl pyrophosphate (2) catalyzed by farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase (prenyltransferase) results in an exclusive cis condensation to give a nonallylic homoneryl pyrophosphate (3).
Akio Saito, Kyozo Ogura, Shuichi Seto
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Expression of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase is increased in diabetic cardiomyopathy
Cell Biology International, 2021AbstractFarnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (FPPS)‐catalyzed isoprenoid intermediates are involved in diabetic cardiomyopathy. This study investigated the specific role of FPPS in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy. We demonstrated that FPPS expression was elevated in both in vivo and in vitro models of diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Zhengwei Li +5 more
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Inhibition of squalene synthetase by farnesyl pyrophosphate analogs
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 1977The pyrophosphates of the following farnesol analogues have been synthesized: 2-methylfarnesol; 7,11-dimethyl-3-ethyl-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol; 3-demethylfarnesol; 4-methylthiofarnesol; 7,11-dimethyl-3-iodo-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol; 7,11-dimethyl02-iodo-2,6,10-dodecatrien-1-ol; 7,11-dimethyldodeca-6,10-dien-2-yn-1-ol; phytol; 3,7,11-trimethyl-2-dodecen-1-
P R, de Montellano +4 more
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Properties of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase of pig liver
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 1965Abstract The isolation and partial purification of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase of pig liver are described. This enzyme does not have isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase, geranyl pyrophosphate synthetase, or geranyl geranyl pyrophosphate synthetase activities.
C R, Benedict, J, Kett, J W, Porter
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Brain Isoprenoids Farnesyl Pyrophosphate and Geranylgeranyl Pyrophosphate are Increased in Aged Mice
Molecular Neurobiology, 2012The mevalonate/isoprenoids/cholesterol pathway has a fundamental role in the brain. Increasing age could be associated with specific changes in mevalonate downstream products. Other than age differences in brain cholesterol and dolichol levels, there has been little if any evidence on the short-chain isoprenoids farnesylpyrophosphate (FPP) and ...
Gero P, Hooff +6 more
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A novel approach towards the synthesis of pyrophosphate analogues of farnesyl pyrophosphate
Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, 1994AbstractThe synthesis of two new analogues (i.e. 3 and 4) of farnesyl pyrophosphate (FPP) containing a phosphonophosphate and a phosphonophosphonate moiety was accomplished via the phosphonomorpholidate. The latter was easily obtained by treatment of a phosphonic chloride with morpholine.
Valentijn, A.R.P.M. +4 more
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Novel bisphosphonate inhibitors of the human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2010A structure-based approach was pursued in designing novel bisphosphonate inhibitors of the human farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (hFPPS). Preliminary SAR and structural evidence for the simultaneous binding of these inhibitors into the isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP) and the geranyl pyrophosphate (GPP) substrate sub-pockets of the enzyme are presented.
Joris W, De Schutter +4 more
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