4-hydroxybenzoate nonaprenyltransferase

In enzymology, a 4-hydroxybenzoate nonaprenyltransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction


 * solanesyl diphosphate + 4-hydroxybenzoate $$\rightleftharpoons$$ diphosphate + nonaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are solanesyl diphosphate and 4-hydroxybenzoate, whereas its two products are diphosphate and nonaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring aryl or alkyl groups other than methyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is solanesyl-diphosphate:4-hydroxybenzoate nonaprenyltransferase. Other names in common use include nonaprenyl-4-hydroxybenzoate transferase, 4-hydroxybenzoate transferase, p-hydroxybenzoate dimethylallyltransferase, p-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase, p-hydroxybenzoic acid-polyprenyl transferase, and p-hydroxybenzoic-polyprenyl transferase. This enzyme participates in ubiquinone biosynthesis.