Botryococcus squalene synthase

Botryococcus squalene synthase
Identifiers
EC number 1.3.1.96
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Botryococcus squalene synthase (EC 1.3.1.96, SSL-2 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name squalene:NADP+ oxidoreductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

squalene + diphosphate + NADP+ presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+

This enzyme is solated from the green alga Botryococcus braunii BOT22.

References

  1. Niehaus, T.D.; Okada, S.; Devarenne, T.P.; Watt, D.S.; Sviripa, V.; Chappell, J. (2011). "Identification of unique mechanisms for triterpene biosynthesis in Botryococcus braunii". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 108: 12260–12265. doi:10.1073/pnas.1106222108. PMC 3145686. PMID 21746901.
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