The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase
".

Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 20: Phytoene synthase

Please note: GO annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

There are 8 GO terms relating to "molecular function"

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GO Term Annotations Evidence
Geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase activity GO:0016767
Catalysis of the reaction: 2 geranylgeranyl diphosphate = diphosphate + prephytoene diphosphate.
5 P21683 (/IDA) P21683 (/IDA) P21683 (/IDA) P54975 (/IDA) Q67GH9 (/IDA)
Geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase activity GO:0016767
Catalysis of the reaction: 2 geranylgeranyl diphosphate = diphosphate + prephytoene diphosphate.
5 P17056 (/ISS) P22872 (/ISS) P37270 (/ISS) P54905 (/ISS) P54977 (/ISS)
Lycopene beta cyclase activity GO:0045436
Catalysis of the cyclization of beta rings at one or both ends of the lycopene molecule (psi, psi-carotene) to form gamma-carotene or the bicyclic beta-carotene (beta, beta-carotene), respectively.
3 Q67GH9 (/IDA) Q9UUQ6 (/IDA) Q9UUQ6 (/IDA)
Phytoene synthase activity GO:0046905
Catalysis of the reaction: prephytoene pyrophosphate = phytoene + diphosphate.
3 Q67GH9 (/IDA) Q9UUQ6 (/IDA) Q9UUQ6 (/IDA)
Geranylgeranyl-diphosphate geranylgeranyltransferase activity GO:0016767
Catalysis of the reaction: 2 geranylgeranyl diphosphate = diphosphate + prephytoene diphosphate.
2 Q9P854 (/IMP) Q9P854 (/IMP)
Lycopene beta cyclase activity GO:0045436
Catalysis of the cyclization of beta rings at one or both ends of the lycopene molecule (psi, psi-carotene) to form gamma-carotene or the bicyclic beta-carotene (beta, beta-carotene), respectively.
2 Q9P854 (/IMP) Q9P854 (/IMP)
Phytoene synthase activity GO:0046905
Catalysis of the reaction: prephytoene pyrophosphate = phytoene + diphosphate.
2 Q9P854 (/IMP) Q9P854 (/IMP)
Transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups GO:0016765
Catalysis of the transfer of an alkyl or aryl (but not methyl) group from one compound (donor) to another (acceptor).
1 D5KXJ0 (/IDA)

There are 4 GO terms relating to "biological process"

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GO Term Annotations Evidence
Carotenoid biosynthetic process GO:0016117
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.
8 D5KXJ0 (/IDA) P21683 (/IDA) P21683 (/IDA) P21683 (/IDA) P54975 (/IDA) Q4W8B5 (/IDA) Q9UUQ6 (/IDA) Q9UUQ6 (/IDA)
Carotenoid biosynthetic process GO:0016117
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenoids, tetraterpenoid compounds in which two units of 4 isoprenoid residues joined head-to-tail are themselves joined tail-to-tail.
5 P17056 (/ISS) P22872 (/ISS) P37270 (/ISS) P54905 (/ISS) P54977 (/ISS)
Carotene biosynthetic process GO:0016120
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids.
2 Q9P854 (/IMP) Q9P854 (/IMP)
Carotene biosynthetic process GO:0016120
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of carotenes, hydrocarbon carotenoids.
1 Q67GH9 (/IDA)

There are 1 GO terms relating to "cellular component"

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GO Term Annotations Evidence
Integral component of membrane GO:0016021
The component of a membrane consisting of the gene products and protein complexes having at least some part of their peptide sequence embedded in the hydrophobic region of the membrane.
2 Q9UUQ6 (/NAS) Q9UUQ6 (/NAS)
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