Botryococcus squalene synthase

Updated on Dec 22, 2024

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EC number 1.3.1.96 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Botryococcus squalene synthase (EC 1.3.1.96, SSL-2 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name squalene:NADP⁺ oxidoreductase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

squalene + diphosphate + NADP⁺ ⇌ presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H⁺

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

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Botryococcus squalene synthase Wikipedia

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