Terpenoid biosynthesis

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See also monoterpenoid biosynthesis, sesquiterpenoid biosynthesis, diterpenoid biosynthesis, sesterterpenoids biosynthesis, squalene biosynthesis, sesquarterpenoid biosynthesis, triterpenoid biosynthesis, phytoene biosynthesis, carotenoid biosynthesis, polycis-polyprenol biosynthesis, trans-polycis-polyprenol biosynthesis, ditrans- and tritrans-polycis-polyprenol biosynthesis, mevalonate biosynthesis and the non-mevalonate pathway and the archaeal mevalonate pathway.

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EC 2.5.1.1 dimethylallyltranstransferase
EC 2.5.1.10 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate synthase
EC 2.5.1.29 geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase
EC 2.5.1.30 heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase
EC 2.5.1.67 chrysanthemyl diphosphate synthase (mechanism)
EC 2.5.1.68 Z-farnesyl diphosphate synthase (mechanism)
EC 2.5.1.69 lavandulyl diphosphate synthase (mechanism)
EC 2.5.1.81 geranylfarnesyl diphosphate synthase
EC 2.5.1.82 hexaprenyl diphosphate synthase [geranylgeranyl-diphosphate specific]
EC 2.5.1.83 hexaprenyl-diphosphate synthase [(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate specific]
EC 2.5.1.84 all-trans-nonaprenyl-diphosphate synthase [geranyl-diphosphate specific]
EC 2.5.1.85 all-trans-nonaprenyl diphosphate synthase [geranylgeranyl-diphosphate specific]
EC 2.5.1.90 all-trans-octaprenyl-diphosphate synthase
EC 2.5.1.91 all-trans-decaprenyl-diphosphate synthase
EC 2.7.1.36 mevalonate kinase
EC 2.7.4.2 5-phosphomevelonate kinase
EC 4.1.1.33 diphosphomevelonate decarboxylase
EC 4.2.3.27 isoprene synthase (mechanism)
EC 5.3.3.2 isopentenyl-diphosphate Δ-isomerase