Table 4 Number of putative unique sequences involved in saponin skeleton biosynthesis
Enzyme code | Enzyme name | Number of unique sequences | Number of 454 reads |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3.1.9 | Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase | 8 | 13 |
2.3.3.10 | HMG-CoA synthase | 8 | 84 |
1.1.1.34 | HMG-CoA reductase | 11 | 125 |
2.7.1.36 | Mevalonate kinase | 7 | 7 |
2.7.4.2 | Phosphomevalonate kinase | 1 | 8 |
4.1.1.33 | Mevalonate-5-diphosphate decarboxylase | 4 | 20 |
5.3.3.2 | Isopentenyl-PP isomerase | 1 | 22 |
2.5.1.10 | Farnesyl diphosphate synthase | 2 | 121 |
2.5.1.21 | Squalene synthase | 6 | 71 |
1.14.99.7 | Squalene epoxidase | 17 | 213 |
5.4.99.39 | β-Amyrin synthase | 4 | 323 |
5.4.99.41 | Lupeol synthase | 1 | 31 |
5.4.99.8 | Cycloartenol synthase | 10 | 36 |