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cycloartenol biosynthesis

Proteins (7)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Cycloartenol synthaseAtCYC; EC 5.4.99.8; 2,3-epoxysqualene--cycloartenol cyclaseArabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)
Cycloartenol SynthasePgCAS; EC 5.4.99.8; Phytosterol synthasePanax ginseng
Cycloartenol synthaseEC 5.4.99.8Oryza 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)

CompoundDescription
2,3-oxidosqualenean 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
cycloartenolfound in chlorophyll-containing plants; minor descriptor (76-83); on-line & Index Medicus search PHYTOSTEROLS (76-83); RN given refers to (3beta)-isomer