Table 3.
Transcripts involved in triterpene saponin biosynthesis pathway in P. grandiflorum.
| Gene name | EC number | Unigene number |
|---|---|---|
| AACT, acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase | 2.3.1.9 | 2 |
| HMGS, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase | 2.3.3.10 | 5 |
| HMGR, hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase | 1.1.1.34 | 4 |
| MVK, mevalonate kinase | 2.7.1.36 | 3 |
| PMK, phosphomevalonate kinase | 2.7.4.2 | 2 |
| MVD, mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase | 4.1.1.33 | 1 |
| GPPS, geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase | 2.5.1.29 | 6 |
| FPPS, farnesyl diphosphate synthase | 2.5.1.10 | 1 |
| IPPI, isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase | 5.3.3.2 | 1 |
| SS, squalene synthase | 2.5.1.21 | 1 |
| SE, squalene epoxidase | 1.14.99.7 | 10 |
| β-AS, β-amyrin synthase | 5.4.99.39 | 7 |
| β-A28O, β-amyrin 28-oxidase | 1.14.13.- | 1 |