Entry
Name
beta-seco-amyrin synthase
Class
Isomerases;
Intramolecular transferases;
Transferring other groups
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene mutase (cyclizing, beta-seco-amyrin-forming)
Reaction(IUBMB)
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene = beta-seco-amyrin [RN:
R09914 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene [CPD:
C01054 ]
Product
Comment
The enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana is multifunctional and produces about equal amounts of alpha- and beta-seco-amyrin. See EC
5.4.99.52 , alpha-seco-amyrin synthase.
History
EC 5.4.99.54 created 2011
Pathway
ec00909 Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis
Orthology
Genes
Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Shibuya M, Xiang T, Katsube Y, Otsuka M, Zhang H, Ebizuka Y
Title
Origin of structural diversity in natural triterpenes: direct synthesis of seco-triterpene skeletons by oxidosqualene cyclase.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 5.4.99.54