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Table 2 Numbers of annotated unique sequences and 454 reads involved in saikosaponin skeleton biosynthesis

From: Transcriptome analysis of Bupleurum chinense focusing on genes involved in the biosynthesis of saikosaponins

Enzyme code

Abbreviation

Enzyme name

Number of unique sequences

Number of 454 reads

2.3.1.9

ACAT

Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase

4

10

2.3.3.10

HMGS

HMG-CoA synthase

2

6

1.1.1.34

HMGR

HMG-CoA reductase

1

2

2.7.1.36

MK

Mevalonate kinase

1

2

2.7.4.2

PMK

Phosphomevalonate kinase

1

1

4.1.1.33

MDD

Mevalonate-5-diphosphate decarboxylase

0

0

5.3.3.2

IPPI

Isopentenyl-PP isomerase

1

1

2.5.1.10

FPS

Farnesyl diphosphate synthase

2

27

2.5.1.21

SQS

Squalene synthase

6

30

1.14.99.7

SE

Squalene epoxidase

1

1

5.4.99.39

β-AS

β-Amyrin synthase

3

6