all-cis-Polyprenyl diphosphate

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Due to the size the end groups of rubber are not known. There may be one or two trans double bonds at one end and the diphosphate may be hydrolysed to the corresponding alcohol.


For other terpenoid biosynthesis see summary scheme.


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isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate biosynthesis
santalene and bergamotene biosynthesis
EC 1.13.11.85 exo-cleaving rubber dioxygenase
EC 1.13.11.87 endo-cleaving rubber dioxygenase
EC 2.5.1.20 rubber cis-polyprenylcistransferase
EC 2.5.1.28 dimethylallylcistransferase
EC 2.5.1.92 (2Z,6Z)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase
EC 2.5.1.142 nerylneryl diphosphate synthase
EC 3.1.7.13 neryl diphosphate diphosphatase