| EC |
5.4.99.40 |
| Accepted name: |
α-amyrin synthase |
| Reaction: |
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene = α-amyrin |
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For diagram of α-amyrin, α-seco-amyrin and germanicol biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
2,3-oxidosqualene α-amyrin cyclase; mixed amyrin synthase |
| Systematic name: |
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene mutase (cyclizing, α-amyrin-forming) |
| Comments: |
A multifunctional enzyme which produces both α- and β-amyrin (see EC 5.4.99.39, β-amyrin synthase). |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Morita, M., Shibuya, M., Kushiro, T., Masuda, K. and Ebizuka, Y. Molecular cloning and functional expression of triterpene synthases from pea (Pisum sativum) new α-amyrin-producing enzyme is a multifunctional triterpene synthase. Eur. J. Biochem. 267 (2000) 3453–3460. [DOI] [PMID: 10848960] |
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