Dolichol monophosphate is a
phosphate ester
In organic chemistry, organophosphates (also known as phosphate esters, or OPEs) are a class of organophosphorus compounds with the general structure , a central phosphate molecule with alkyl or aromatic substituents. They can be considered a ...
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dolichol
Dolichol refers to any of a group of long-chain mostly unsaturated organic compounds that are made up of varying numbers of isoprene units terminating in an α-saturated isoprenoid group, containing an alcohol functional group.
Functions
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See also
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Dolichyl-phosphatase
The enzyme dolichyl-phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.51) catalyzes the reaction
:dolichyl phosphate + H2O \rightleftharpoons dolichol + phosphate
This enzyme belongs to the family of hydrolases, to be specific, those acting on phosphoric monoester bonds. T ...
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Dolichyl-phosphate beta-D-mannosyltransferase
In enzymology, a dolichyl-phosphate beta-D-mannosyltransferase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
:GDP-mannose + dolichyl phosphate \rightleftharpoons GDP + dolichyl D-mannosyl phosphate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme ...
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DPM1
Dolichol-phosphate mannosyltransferase is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ''DPM1'' gene.
Function
Dolichol-phosphate mannose (Dol-P-Man) serves as a donor of mannosyl residues on the lumenal side of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). ...
Phospholipids
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