| EC |
1.3.1.96 |
| Accepted name: |
Botryococcus squalene synthase |
| Reaction: |
squalene + diphosphate + NADP+ = presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+ |
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For diagram of botryococcus braunii BOT22 squalene and botrycoccene biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
SSL-2 (gene name) |
| Systematic name: |
squalene:NADP+ oxidoreductase |
| Comments: |
Isolated from the green alga Botryococcus braunii BOT22. Acts in the reverse direction. cf. EC 2.5.1.21, squalene synthase, where squalene is formed directly from farnesyl diphosphate. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
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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