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1.3.1.97 |
Accepted name: |
botryococcene synthase |
Reaction: |
C30 botryococcene + NADP+ + diphosphate = presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+ |
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For diagram of botryococcus braunii BOT22 squalene and botrycoccene biosynthesis, click here |
Glossary: |
C30 botryococcene = (10S,13R)-10-ethenyl-2,6,10,13,17,21-hexamethyldocosa-2,5,11,16,20-pentaene |
Other name(s): |
SSL-3 (gene name) |
Systematic name: |
C30 botryococcene:NADP+ oxidoreductase |
Comments: |
Isolated from the green alga Botryococcus braunii BOT22. Acts in the reverse direction. Involved in the production of botryococcenes, which are triterpenoid hydrocarbons of isoprenoid origin produced in large amount by this alga. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
References: |
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Niehaus, T.D., Okada, S., Devarenne, T.P., Watt, D.S., Sviripa, V. and Chappell, J. Identification of unique mechanisms for triterpene biosynthesis in Botryococcus braunii. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 108 (2011) 12260–12265. [DOI] [PMID: 21746901] |
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[EC 1.3.1.97 created 2012] |
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