Geranylgeranyl diphosphate

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Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate

Identifiers
CAS number	[6699-20-3]
PubChem	447277
MeSH	geranylgeranyl+pyrophosphate
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₀H₃₆O₇P₂
Molar mass	450.443
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate is an intermediate in the HMG-CoA reductase pathway used by organisms in the biosynthesis of terpenes and terpenoids. In plants it is additionally the precursor to carotenoids, gibberellins, tocopherols, and chlorophylls.

It is also a precursor to geranylgeranylated proteins.

Related compounds

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v • d • e Cholesterol metabolic intermediates

to HMG-CoA	Acetyl-CoA - Acetoacetyl-CoA - HMG-CoA

to Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate	Mevalonic acid - Phosphomevalonic acid - 5-Diphosphomevalonic acid - Isopentenyl pyrophosphate - Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate

Geranyl-	Geranyl pyrophosphate - Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate

To Cholesterol	Farnesyl pyrophosphate - Squalene - 2,3-Oxidosqualene - Lanosterol - (to Ergosterol in fungi)

see also enzymes