Table 3 Genes involved in triterpene saponin biosynthesis in P. notoginseng 454-EST dataset

Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, AACT

2.3.1.9

contig00313|contig11368|FW1NBNE02C59HZ|

FW1NBNE02DS7UV|FW1NBNE02EHI1C

HMG-CoA reductase,

HMGR

1.1.1.34

contig00303|contig01157|contig13725|contig13678|

contig00303|contig13324|FW1NBNE02DDW8P|

FW1NBNE02DH5GW

Mevalonate kinase, MVK

2.7.1.36

contig06070

Phosphomevalonate kinase,PMK

2.7.4.2

FW1NBNE02DP41Y

Mevalonate diphosphate

decarboxylase, MVD

4.1.1.33

contig00126

IPP isomerase, IPPI

5.3.3.2

contig02936|contig02937|contig06726|contig06727

Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate

synthase, GGPPS

2.5.1.29

contig07732

Farnesyl diphosphate

synthase, FPPS

2.5.1.10

contig02597|contig10067

Squalene synthase, SS

2.5.1.21

contig04447|contig07285

Squalene epoxidase, SE

1.14.99.7

contig03811|contig13936|contig09188|contig00132|

contig00111|FW1NBNE02DZW52|FW1NBNE02C3G4P|FW1NBNE02C1AS6

Dammarenediol-II synthase, DS

contig13785|FW1NBNE02EEIGL|FW1NBNE02DNRCV|

FW1NBNE02DNEAO|FW1NBNE02DIULM|FW1NBNE02DEHXE|FW1NBNE02DB02T| FW1NBNE02D0GUT