Term Information

Accession
GO:0051996
Name
squalene synthase activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
squalene synthetase activity
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: presqualene diphosphate + NADPH = squalene + NADP+ + diphosphate. Source: EC:2.5.1.21
Comment
Note that the two reactions performed by EC:2.5.1.21 are represented in GO by 'farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase activity ; GO:0004310' and 'squalene synthase activity ; GO:0051996'.
History
See term history for GO:0051996 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of squalene synthase activity (GO:0051996)
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squalene synthase activity [is_a relation] is_a  farnesyltranstransferase activity (GO:0004311)

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EC
2.5.1.21
MetaCyc
RXN66-281