- geranyl transferase
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(= farnesyl pyrophosphate synthetase)Enzyme (EC 2.5.1.10) responsible for the post-translational transfer of geranyl-geranyl residue to protein.
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
geranyl transferase
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