Biology:Botryococcus squalene synthase

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Botryococcus squalene synthase
Identifiers
EC number1.3.1.96
Databases
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BRENDABRENDA entry
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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+ [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+

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

References

  1. "Identification of unique mechanisms for triterpene biosynthesis in Botryococcus braunii". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108 (30): 12260–5. July 2011. doi:10.1073/pnas.1106222108. PMID 21746901. Bibcode2011PNAS..10812260N. 

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