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cycloartenol biosynthesis
Proteins (7)
| Protein | Synonyms | Taxonomy |
|---|
| Cycloartenol synthase | AtCYC; EC 5.4.99.8; 2,3-epoxysqualene--cycloartenol cyclase | Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) |
| Cycloartenol Synthase | PgCAS; EC 5.4.99.8; Phytosterol synthase | Panax ginseng |
| Cycloartenol synthase | EC 5.4.99.8 | Oryza sativa Japonica Group (Japanese rice) |
| Terpene cyclase/mutase family member | | Adiantum capillus-veneris |
| Terpene cyclase/mutase family member | | Avena strigosa (black oat) |
| Terpene cyclase/mutase family member | | Rhizophora stylosa |
| Terpene cyclase/mutase family member | | Kandelia candel |
Compounds (2)
| Compound | Description |
|---|
| 2,3-oxidosqualene | an oxidized derivative of SQUALENE that can fold in several ways: chair-boat-chair-boat to LANOSTEROL; chair-chair-chair-boat to dammarane; or all chair to hopane and on to cycloartenol; RN given refers to (all-Z)-isomer |
| cycloartenol | found in chlorophyll-containing plants; minor descriptor (76-83); on-line & Index Medicus search PHYTOSTEROLS (76-83); RN given refers to (3beta)-isomer |