| EC |
5.4.99.33 |
| Accepted name: |
cucurbitadienol synthase |
| Reaction: |
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene = cucurbitadienol |
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For diagram of cucurbitadienol, cycloartenol, lanosterol and prostadienol biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
CPQ (gene name); (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene mutase (cyclizing, cucurbitadienol-forming) |
| Systematic name: |
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene mutase (cyclizing, cucurbitadienol-forming) |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc |
| References: |
| 1. |
Shibuya, M., Adachi, S., and Ebizuka, Y. Cucurbitadienol synthase, the first committed enzyme for cucurbitacin biosynthesis, is a distinct enzyme from cycloartenol synthase for phytosterol biosynthesis. Tetrahedron 60 (2004) 6995–7003. |
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| [EC 5.4.99.33 created 2011] |
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