Geranyl monophosphate (GP) may be used to study the kinetics and substrate specificity of modified/mutated isopentenyl phosphate kinases. Such studies may lead to engineered IPK mutants capable of facilitating the chemoenzymatic synthesis of longer chain isoprenoid diphosphates from monophosphate precursors.
Definition
ChEBI: Geranyl phosphate is a polyprenol phosphate that is geraniol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a phospho group. It has a role as a human metabolite. It is functionally related to a geraniol. It is a conjugate acid of a geranyl phosphate(2-).
