| id | GO:0004161 Detailed information
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| name | dimethylallyltranstransferase activity
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| namespace | molecular_function
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| def | "Catalysis of the reaction: dimethylallyl diphosphate + isopentenyl diphosphate = diphosphate + geranyl diphosphate." [EC:2.5.1.1]
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| comment | Note that this is the first step in the formation of farnesyl diphosphate. The second step is 'geranyltranstransferase activity ; GO:0004337'. Consider also annotating to the biological process term 'farnesyl diphosphate biosynthetic process ; GO:0045337'.
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| is_a | GO:0004659 ! prenyltransferase activity
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