Lupeol synthase

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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EC number 5.4.99.41 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Lupeol synthase (EC 5.4.99.41, LUPI, BPW, RcLUS) is an enzyme with systematic name (3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene mutase (cyclizing, lupeol-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene ⇌ lupeol

Also forms some beta-amyrin.

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Lupeol synthase Wikipedia

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