Sandbox Reserved 333

This Sandbox is Reserved from January 10, 2010, through April 10, 2011 for use in BCMB 307-Proteins course taught by Andrea Gorrell at the University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada.

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Introduction

Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase is an important enzyme in the isoprenoid biosynthesis pathway.

Function

Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase uses ATP to decarboxylate mevalonate 5-diphosphate to give isopentenyl pyrophosphate. <ref name = "Byres">