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u03B1-amyrin biosynthesis

Proteins (1)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Camelliol C synthaseEC 5.4.99.38; Lupeol synthase 3; AtLUP3Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress)

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
alpha-amyrinbeta-amyrin is also available; a 5 ring triterpene derived from taraxasterol that differs from beta-amyrin in having the 29-carbon at the 19 position