Botryococcene synthase

Botryococcene synthase
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EC no.1.3.1.97
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Botryococcene synthase (EC 1.3.1.97, SSL-3 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name C30 botryococcene:NADP+ oxidoreductase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

C30 botryococcene + NADP+ + diphosphate presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+

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

  1. ^ Niehaus TD, Okada S, Devarenne TP, Watt DS, Sviripa V, Chappell J (July 2011). "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. Bibcode:2011PNAS..10812260N. doi:10.1073/pnas.1106222108. PMC 3145686. PMID 21746901.