Table 3 Discovery of unigenes involved in triterpene saponin biosynthesis in P. notoginseng

Acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase

2.3.1.9

AACT

587.76

1142.49

816.36

Hydroxymethyl glutaryl CoA synthase

2.3.3.10

HMGS

110.12

634.67

200.10

3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzymeA reductase

1.1.1.34

HMGR

117.75

961.07

263.98

Mevalonate kinase

2.7.1.36

MK

9.42

261.79

19.36

Phosphomevalonate kinase

2.7.4.2

PMK

211.09

107.73

251.65

Mevalonate diphosphosphate decarboxylase

4.1.1.33

MDD

27.24

252.63

46.67

Isopentenylpyrophosphate isomerase

5.3.3.2

IPI

81.66

115.06

112.65

Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase

2.5.1.29

GGPS

63.48

106.71

136.29

Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase

2.5.1.1

GGR

178.22

1283.19

586.18

Farnesyl diphosphate synthase

2.5.1.10

FPS

18.93

252.86

54.37

Squalene synthase

2.5.1.21

SS

57.08

435.07

63.94

Squalene epoxidase

1.14.13.132

SE

53.97

1690.83

118.00

β-amyrin synthase

5.4.99.39

AS

6.47

12.30

8.34

Dammarenediol-II synthase

4.2.1.125

DS

162.68

1526.21

124.10