Botryococcus squalene synthase

Botryococcus squalene synthase (EC 1.3.1.96, SSL-2 (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name squalene:NADP⁺ oxidoreductase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

squalene + diphosphate + NADP⁺ ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H⁺

Botryococcus squalene synthase
Identifiers
EC no.	1.3.1.96
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This enzyme is isolated from the green alga Botryococcus braunii BOT22.