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Six dimethylallyl diphosphate analogues having oxygen atoms in their alkyl chains were found to act as substrate in the reaction catalyzed by pig liver farnesyl diphosphate synthase to give geranyl diphosphate analogues or farnesyl diphosphate analogues. The number of IPP incorporated into the product depended on not only the length of the chain but also its hydrophobicity.
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