Protein
Beta-amyrin synthase
Organism
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Function
Oxidosqualene cyclase converting oxidosqualene into beta-amyrin, generating five rings and eight asymmetric centers in a single transformation. Required for the production of soyasaponins and glycyrrhizin.
Similarity
Belongs to the terpene cyclase/mutase family.
Sequence
MWRLKIAEGGKDPYIYSTNNFVGRQTWEYDPDGGTPEERAQVDAARLHFYNNRFQVKPCGDLLWRFQILRENNFKQTIASVKIGDGEEITYEKATTAVRRAAHHLSALQTSDGHWPAQIAGPLFFLPPLVFCMYITGHLDSVFPEEYRKEILRYIYYHQNEDGGWGLHIEGHSTMFCTALNYICMRILGEGPDGGQDNACARARKWIHDHGGVTHIPSWGKTWLSILGVFDWCGSNPMPPEFWILPSFLPMHPAKMWCYCRLVYMPMSYLYGKRFVGPITPLILQLREELFTEPYEKVNWKKARHQCAKEDLYYPHPLLQDLIWDSLYLFTEPLLTRWPFNKLVREKALQVTMKHIHYEDETSRYITIGCVEKVLCMLACWVEDPNGDAFKKHLARVPDYLWVSEDGMTMQSFGSQEWDAGFAVQALLATNLVEEIAPTLAKGHDFIKKSQVRDNPSGDFKSMYRHISKGSWTFSDQDHGWQVSDCTAEGLKCCLLLSMLPPEIVGEKMEPERLYDSVNVLLSLQSKKGGLSAWEPAGAQEWLELLNPTEFFADIVVEHEYVECTGSAIQALVLFKKLYPGHRKKEIENFIANAVRFLEDTQTADGSWYGNWGVCFTYGSWFALGGLAAAGKTFANCAAIRKAVKFLLTTQREDGGWGESYLSSPKKIYVPLEGSRSNVVHTAWALMGLIHAGQAERDPAPLHRAAKLIINSQLEEGDWPQQEITGVFMKNCMLHYPMYRDIYPMWALAEYRRRVPLPSTPVCLT