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hopanoid biosynthesis (bacteria)

Proteins (8)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Squalene-hopene cyclaseRhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1
Squalene/phytoene synthaseRhodopseudomonas palustris BisB5
Aminotransferase class-IIIRhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1
Hopanoid C-2 methylaseEC 2.1.1.-Rhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1
Hydroxysqualene synthaseHSQ synthase; HSQase; EC 4.2.3.156Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009
Hydroxysqualene dehydroxylaseSQase; EC 1.17.8.1Rhodopseudomonas palustris CGA009
Hopanoid biosynthesis associated radical SAM protein HpnHRhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1
Hopanoid-associated phosphorylaseRhodopseudomonas palustris TIE-1

Compounds (17)

CompoundDescription
diphosphoric acid
hydronium ion
adenineA purine base and a fundamental unit of ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES.
squaleneA natural 30-carbon triterpene.
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)
1,5-dihydro-FADchromophore component of E coli DNA photolyase
farnesyl pyrophosphatea sesquiterpene that dimerizes to SQUALENE; RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation
alpha-Ketoglutarate
diplopterolbiosyntheside from squalene in a cell-free system for Acetobacter pasteurianum; RN given refers to cpd without isomeric designation
tetrahymanolminor descriptor (75-82); online & Index Medicus search TRITERPENES (75-82)
5'-deoxyadenosinemain heading DEOXYADENOSINE refers to the 3' cpd
glutamate
octoxynolNonionic surfactant mixtures varying in the number of repeating ethoxy (oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) groups. They are used as detergents, emulsifiers, wetting agents, defoaming agents, etc. Octoxynol-9, the compound with 9 repeating ethoxy groups, is a spermatocide.
n-octyl-beta-d-thioglucopyranosidenew non-ionic detergent that is more stable than n-octyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside
s-adenosylmethioninePhysiologic methyl radical donor involved in enzymatic transmethylation reactions and present in all living organisms. It possesses anti-inflammatory activity and has been used in treatment of chronic liver disease. (From Merck, 11th ed)
Flavin-Adenine DinucleotideA condensation product of riboflavin and adenosine diphosphate. The coenzyme of various aerobic dehydrogenases, e.g., D-amino acid oxidase and L-amino acid oxidase. (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p972)
diploptenebiosynthesized in a cell-free system from Acetobacter pasteurianum in the presence of squalene