Reaction: (1) CDP-2,3-bis-(O-geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycerol + L-serine = CMP + 2,3-bis-(O-geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycero-1-phospho-L-serine
(2) CDP-2,3-bis-(O-phytanyl)-sn-glycerol + L-serine = CMP + 2,3-bis-(O-phytanyl)-sn-glycero-1-phospho-L-serine
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Glossary: CDP-2,3-bis-(O-geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycerol = CDP-unsaturated archaeol
2,3-bis-(O-geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycero-1-phospho-L-serine = unsaturated archaetidylserine
CDP-2,3-bis-(O-phytanyl)-sn-glycerol = CDP archaeol
2,3-bis-(O-phytanyl)-sn-glycero-1-phospho-L-serine = archaetidylserine
Systematic name: CDP-2,3-bis-(O-geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycerol:L-serine 2,3-bis-(O-geranylgeranyl)-sn-glycerol phosphotransferase
Comments: Requires Mn2+. Isolated from the archaeon Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus.
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References:
1. Morii, H. and Koga, Y. CDP-2,3-di-O-geranylgeranyl-sn-glycerol:L-serine O-archaetidyltransferase (archaetidylserine synthase) in the methanogenic archaeon Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus. J. Bacteriol. 185 (2003) 1181-1189. [PMID: 12562787]