hydroxysqualene dehydroxylase EC#: 1.17.8.1; ChemWhat Code: 1376022
| Product Name | hydroxysqualene dehydroxylase |
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| Synonyms | hpnE |
| EC Number | 1.17.8.1 |
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| Comments | This enzyme, isolated from the bacteria Rhodopseudomonas palustris and Zymomonas mobilis, participates, along with EC 2.5.1.103, presqualene diphosphate synthase, and EC 4.2.3.156, hydroxysqualene synthase, in the conversion of all-trans-farnesyl diphosphate to squalene. Eukaryotes achieve the same goal in a single step, catalysed by EC 2.5.1.21, squalene synthase. |
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| History | |
| Reactions | Squalene + Fad + H(2)O = hydroxysqualene + FADH(2). |
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