Cucurbitadienol synthase

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Cucurbitadienol synthase (EC 5.4.99.33, CPQ (gene), (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene mutase (cyclizing, cucurbitadienol-forming)) is an enzyme with systematic name (3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene mutase (cyclizing, cucurbitadienol-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Cucurbitadienol synthase
Identifiers
EC no.5.4.99.33
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(3S)-2,3-epoxysqualene cucurbitadienol

References

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  1. ^ Shibuya M, Adachi S, Ebizuka Y (2004). "Cucurbitadienol synthase, the first committed enzyme for cucurbitacin biosynthesis, is a distinct enzyme from cycloartenol synthase for phytosterol biosynthesis". Tetrahedron. 60 (33): 6995–7003. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2004.04.088.
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