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Tetrahymanol synthase

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EC number
  
4.2.1.123

BRENDA
  
BRENDA entry

KEGG
  
KEGG entry

IntEnz
  
IntEnz view

ExPASy
  
NiceZyme view

MetaCyc
  
metabolic pathway

Tetrahymanol synthase (EC 4.2.1.123, squalenea€”tetrahymanol cyclase) is an enzyme with systematic name squalene hydro-lyase (tetrahymanol forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

tetrahymanol ⇌ squalene + H2O

The reaction occurs in the reverse direction.

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Tetrahymanol synthase Wikipedia
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