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. 2015 Sep 15;99(22):9395–9406. doi: 10.1007/s00253-015-6950-1

Table 1.

B. subtilis inherent terpenoid biosynthesis enzymes

Inherent pathways EC number Strains
Mevalonate pathway 2.3.1.9 Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis 168
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis RO-NN-1
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis BSP1
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis 6051-HGW
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis BAB-1
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis AG1839
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis JH642
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Subtilis OH 131.1
Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii W23
Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii TU-B-10
Bacillus subtilis subsp. Natto BEST195
Bacillus subtilis BSn5
Bacillus subtilis QB928
Bacillus subtilis XF-1
Bacillus subtilis PY79
MEP/DOXP pathway 2.2.1.7, 1.1.1.267, 2.7.7.60, 2.7.1.148, 4.6.1.12, 1.17.7.1, 1.17.1.2, 5.3.3.2
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis (downstream) 2.5.1.1, 2.5.1.10, 2.5.1.29, 2.5.1.30, 2.5.1.31
Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis 2.5.1.74, 2.1.1.163, 2.5.1.-
Carotenoid biosynthesis 2.5.1.32

• Detailed information can be found at KEGG website, http://www.kegg.jp/

• Underlined enzymes (B. subtilis): functional parameters can be found at the BRENDA website, http://brenda-enzymes.info/index.php

• 2.3.1.9, acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase, yhfS

• 2.2.1.7, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase, dxs

• 1.1.1.267, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase, dxr

• 2.7.7.60, 2-D-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase, ispD

• 2.7.1.148, 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-D-erythritol kinase, ispE

• 4.6.1.12, 2-D-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase, ispF

• 1.17.7.1, (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl-diphosphate synthase, ispG

• 1.17.1.2, 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase, ispH

• 5.3.3.2, isopentenyl-diphosphate delta-isomerase, idi

• 2.5.1.1, 2.5.1.10, 2.5.1.29, geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase, type II, ispA

• 2.5.1.30, heptaprenyl diphosphate synthase component 2, hepT

• 2.5.1.31, undecaprenyl diphosphate synthase, uppS

• 2.5.1.74, 2.5.1.-, 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoate octaprenyltransferase, menA

• 2.1.1.163, demethylmenaquinone methyltransferase, ubiE

• 2.5.1.32, phytoene synthase, crtB