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  • Zhang, B.; Liu, Y.; Chen, M.; Feng, J.; Ma, Z.; Zhang, X.; Zhu, C.
    Cloning, expression analysis and functional characterization of squalene synthase (SQS) from Tripterygium wilfordii (2018), Molecules, 23, 269 .
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
the truncated squalene synthase without the last 28 amino acids of the carboxy terminus is inductively expressed in Escherichia coli Transetta (DE3) Tripterygium wilfordii

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+
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Tripterygium wilfordii

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + NADPH + H+ Tripterygium wilfordii the enzyme is involved in celastrol biosynthesis squalene + 2 diphosphate + NADP+
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Tripterygium wilfordii A0A142IKD0
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
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Tripterygium wilfordii

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
leaf highly expressed in roots, followed by the stems and leaves Tripterygium wilfordii
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root highly expressed in roots, followed by the stems and leaves Tripterygium wilfordii
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stem highly expressed in roots, followed by the stems and leaves Tripterygium wilfordii
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + NADPH + H+ overall reaction Tripterygium wilfordii squalene + 2 diphosphate + NADP+
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2 (2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + NADPH + H+ the enzyme is involved in celastrol biosynthesis Tripterygium wilfordii squalene + 2 diphosphate + NADP+
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Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
SQS
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Tripterygium wilfordii

Expression

Organism Comment Expression
Tripterygium wilfordii expression is significantly up-regulated upon methyl jasmonate treatment up

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
metabolism the enzyme is involved in celastrol biosynthesis Tripterygium wilfordii