NCBI Accession #
NP_193272.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_117625.2
NCBI Official Full Name
baruol synthase 1
NCBI Official Symbol
BARS1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
baruol synthase 1; DL3730C; FCAALL.279; PEN2; PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENE SYNTHASE 2
NCBI Protein Information
baruol synthase 1
NCBI Summary
Encodes an oxidosqualene cyclase that primarily produces the tetracyclic triterpene baruol in vitro and when expressed in yeast. It can also make 22 other minor triterpenoid products with varying numbers of rings.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
PEN2; AtBARS1; AtPEN2
UniProt Protein Name
Baruol synthase
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Pentacyclic triterpene synthase 2; AtPEN2
UniProt Primary Accession #
O23390
UniProt Related Accession #
O23390
UniProt Comments
Converts oxidosqualene to baruol (90%) and 22 minor products.