Reaction: CTP + (2E,6E)-farnesyl phosphate = CDP + (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate
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Systematic name: CTP:(2E,6E)-farnesyl-phosphate phosphotransferase
Comments: The enzyme, found in plants and animals, is specific for CTP as phosphate donor. It does not use farnesol as substrate (cf. EC 2.7.1.216, farnesol kinase).
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References:
1. Bentinger, M., Grunler, J., Peterson, E., Swiezewska, E. and Dallner, G. Phosphorylation of farnesol in rat liver microsomes: properties of farnesol kinase and farnesyl phosphate kinase. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 353 (1998) 191-198. [PMID: 9606952]
2. Fitzpatrick, A.H., Bhandari, J. and Crowell, D.N. Farnesol kinase is involved in farnesol metabolism, ABA signaling and flower development in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 66 (2011) 1078-1088. [PMID: 21395888]