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ginsenosides biosynthesis

Proteins (2)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Beta-amyrin synthase 1Pgb-AS; EC 5.4.99.39; Oxidosqualene cyclase 1Panax ginseng
Dammarenediol II synthaseDammarenediol synthase; PgDDS; EC 4.2.1.125Panax ginseng

Compounds (18)

CompoundDescription
hydronium ion
uridine diphosphateA uracil nucleotide containing a pyrophosphate group esterified to C5 of the sugar moiety.
WaterA clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
OxygenAn element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.
ginsenoside Rg3from Red ginseng; inhibits lung metastasis of tumor cells; structure given in first source
dammarenediol II
protopanaxadiol, (3beta,12beta)-isomer
protopanaxatrioltriterpenoid sapogenin of ginsenosides from leaves of Panax ginseng; acid hydrolysis leads to panaxatriol
ginsenoside rdRN refers to (3beta,12beta)-isomer
ginsenoside rofrom ginseng; RN given refers to ginsenoside Ro, (all-D)-isomer
ginsenoside rh2from leaves of Panax ginseng C; structure given in first source
ginsenoside rh1RN given for (3beta,6alpha,12beta)-isomer
ginsenoside rg1has antifungal activity; main constituent of San-Chi & ginseng; see also record for San-Chi
2,3-oxidosqualenean oxidized derivative of SQUALENE that can fold in several ways: chair-boat-chair-boat to LANOSTEROL; chair-chair-chair-boat to dammarane; or all chair to hopane and on to cycloartenol; RN given refers to (all-Z)-isomer
ginsenoside m1structure in first source
ginsenoside rb1
thymidine 5'-diphosphatesee also record for thymidine 3',5'-diphosphate, RN 2863-04-9
ginsenoside rg2structure in first source; RN given refers to (6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)-isomer