Botryococcus squalene synthase explained

Botryococcus squalene synthase
Ec Number:	1.3.1.96

Botryococcus squalene synthase (SSL-2 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name squalene:NADP⁺ oxidoreductase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

squalene + diphosphate + NADP⁺

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presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H⁺

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

Notes and References

Niehaus TD, Okada S, Devarenne TP, Watt DS, Sviripa V, Chappell J . 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 . 21746901 . 3145686 . 10.1073/pnas.1106222108 . 2011PNAS..10812260N . free .