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- Squalene is an organic compound. It is a triterpene with the formula C30H50. It is a colourless oil, although impure samples appear yellow. It was originally...
- Squalene monooxygenase (also called squalene epoxidase) is a eukaryotic enzyme that uses NADPH and diatomic oxygen to oxidize squalene to 2,3-oxidosqualene...
- Lanosterol and cycloartenol are derived from the cyclization of the triterpene squalene. Steroids are named after the steroid cholesterol which was first described...
- terpene units. Animals, plants and fungi all produce triterpenes, including squalene, the precursor to all steroids. Triterpenes exist in a great variety of...
- the hydrogenated derivative of squalene, although commercial samples are derived from nature. In contrast to squalene, due to the complete saturation...
- reacts with squalene in a reaction catalyzed by squalene monooxygenase during sterol biosynthesis. Furthermore, squalene binds to squalene-hopene cyclases...
- Squalene synthase (SQS) or farnesyl-diphosphate:farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyl transferase is an enzyme localized to the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum...
- contents to leak out. Furthermore, inhibition of squalene epoxidase leads to a toxic buildup of squalene. This double action of butenafine (increased membrane...
- Squalene methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.262, TMT-1, TMT-2) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:squalene C-methyltransferase. This enzyme...
- Squalene—hopanol cyclase (EC 4.2.1.129, squalene—hopene cyclase) is an enzyme with systematic name hopan-22-ol hydro-lyase. This enzyme catalyses the following...