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Msp_0874

Gene
Msp_0874
Protein
Digeranylgeranylglycerophospholipid reductase 1
Organism
Methanosphaera stadtmanae (strain ATCC 43021 / DSM 3091 / JCM 11832 / MCB-3)
Length
403 amino acids
Function
Is involved in the reduction of 2,3-digeranylgeranylglycerophospholipids (unsaturated archaeols) into 2,3-diphytanylglycerophospholipids (saturated archaeols) in the biosynthesis of archaeal membrane lipids. Catalyzes the formation of archaetidic acid (2,3-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glyceryl phosphate) from 2,3-di-O-geranylgeranylglyceryl phosphate (DGGGP) via the hydrogenation of each double bond of the isoprenoid chains.
Similarity
Belongs to the geranylgeranyl reductase family. DGGGPL reductase subfamily.
Mass
44.093 kDa
Sequence
MLKTDVVVIGAGPAGSMAAKHAALGGANVVLIDKKSEIGTPKRCAEGVYDEGFKWLNIEPDERWIAQRIYGATLHSPDGNSFTVTSEDVPVQGFILERKVFDKHMAMDAARAGAKIMIKTLVTDIKRNENGFILSCDSIEGTIEVEAKIAICADGPESIMAKKLGINSTTPQNMMSCAQFEMCNVDYNDDEKIEFYLGQDVALKGYAWIFPKGNGVANVGLGVTGNTDKTAYEYIMDFIEKCPATKNAQPIEMNIGGDPINGLIEKIYDDNLLICGDAAGQVNPIEGGGIIEGMLGGMAAGDVAAKAIKEENYSKERLHEYYEKYSELSFNLIETLPAARDIVYSFTDDEYNKIISVANTIDLKNISKRDVLKVVFKLPPTLTTKLIKLLKIVFPKQMKSILF