DXP reductoisomerase

特許 権利維持 DXP reductoisomerase (1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase or DXR) is an enzyme that interconverts 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DXP) and 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP). It is classified under EC 1.1.1.267. It is part of the nonmevalonate pathway (MEP pathway), and it is inhibited by fosmidomycin. It is normally abbreviated DXR, but it is sometimes named IspC, as the product of the ispC gene.