Table 1.

List of specific primers used in this study. SQS, sequalene synthase; bAS, β-amyrin synthase; CAS, cycloartenol synthase; and LUS, lupeol synthase.

Primer	Accession No.	Sequence	References
SQS Forward	D86410 and D86409	5′-CCGCTGCTGAAACTGAAAA-3′	Shabani et al. (2010)
SQS Reverse		5′-RGGCWCCTTGACATCWGT-3′
bAS(1) Forward	AB037203	5′-GTTGATGCCGCTCGTCTCCA-3′	–
bAS(1) Reverse		5′-CTTCCGCACCAATCAAATACACC-3′
bAS(2) Forward	AB037203	5′-GGGAGGCAGACATGGGAGT-3′	Shabani et al. (2010)
bAS(2) Reverse		5′-CAGAGGACCTGCAATTTGAG-3′
CAS Forward	AB025968	5′-GGGAAAGATGTGGCTTTCAG-3′	–
CAS Reverse		5′-GGCCAATGCATCAAAATAGG-3′
LUS(1) Forward	AB116228	5′-ATCCGGTGACTTCAACGCAATGTA-3′	–
LUS(1) Reverse		5′-TAGTCCCTCCACGGCAAACCA-3′
LUS(2) Forward	AB116228	5′-AAGAAGTTCGTGGGCCCTAT-3′	–
LUS(2) Reverse		5′-CCCAAAGCTCTGGATTTTCA-3′
18s rRNA Forward	X02623	5′-CTCAACACGGGGAAACTTAC-3′	Shabani et al. (2010)
18s rRNA Reverse		5′-AGACAAATCGCTCCACCAAC-3′