Table 3.
Putative genes involved in triterpenoid saponin biosynthesis in Vietnamese ginseng
| Gene name | EC number | Gene counts |
|---|---|---|
| IDI, Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase | 5.3.3.2 | 3 |
| DXR, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase | 2.2.1.7 | 2 |
| MEP-CT, 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate cytidylyltransferase | 2.7.1.148 | 1 |
| MECDPS, 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 2,4-cyclodiphosphate synthase | 4.6.1.12 | 4 |
| DXS, 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase | 2.2.1.7 | 6 |
| ISPG, 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate synthase | 1.17.7.1 | 2 |
| ISPH, 4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductases | 1.17.1.4 | 6 |
| AACT, Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase | 2.3.1.9 | 4 |
| HMGS, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase | 2.3.3.10 | 6 |
| HMGR, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase | 1.1.1.34 | 8 |
| MVK, Mevalonate kinase | 2.7.1.36 | 2 |
| PMK, Phosphomevalonate kinase | 2.7.4.2 | 4 |
| MVD, Mevalonate diphosphate decarboxylase | 4.1.1.33 | 2 |
| FPPS, Farnesyl diphosphate synthase | 2.5.1.10 | 2 |
| SS, Squalene synthase | 2.5.1.21 | 5 |
| SQE, Squalene epoxidase | 1.14.99.7 | 11 |
| β-AS, β-amyrin synthase | 5.4.99.39 | 6 |
| OAS, Oleanic acid synthase | 1.14.14.126 | 4 |
| DDS, Dammarendiol synthases | 4.2.1.125 | 3 |
| PPDS, Protopanaxadiol synthase | 1.14.14.120 | 2 |
| CAS, Cycloarstenol synthase | 5.4.99.8 | 7 |
| PPTS, Protopanaxatriol synthase | 1.14.14.121 | 2 |
| Candidate UGTs | 2.4.1.17 | 9 |