Farnesyl Pyrophosphate Synthetase

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase (419 aa, ~48 kDa) is encoded by the human FDPS gene. This protein plays a role in the synthesis of geranyl pyrophosphate and farnesyl pyrophosphate.

**Synonyms:** - (2E,6E)-Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase - Dimethylallyltranstransferase - EC 2.5.1.1 - EC 2.5.1.10 - FPP Synthase - FPP Synthetase - Farnesyl Diphosphate Synthase - Farnesylpyrophosphate Synthetase - Geranyltranstransferase