Types | DnaRegion
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Roles | Coding
CDS
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Sequences | BBa_M36401_sequence (Version 1)
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Description
This part encodes for the SAM enzyme (Salicylic acid carboxyl methyltransferase) which in the presence of salicylic acid will catalyzes the conversion of salicylic acid to methyl salicylate. This will release the distinct wintergreen smell.
Notes
A design considerations we had was the optimization of codons.
Source
This part is derived from SAMT from Antirrhinus majus.