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EC 1.3.1.96 Details
EC number
1.3.1.96
Accepted name
Botryococcus squalene synthase
Reaction
squalene + diphosphate + NADP+ = presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
SSL-2 (gene name)
Systematic name
squalene:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comment
Isolated from the green alga Botryococcus braunii BOT22. Acts in the reverse direction. cf. EC 2.5.1.21, squalene synthase, where squalene is formed directly from farnesyl diphosphate.
History
created 2012
EC Tree
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003
1.14.17.2 created 1972, deleted 1984