- Source: Lupeol synthase
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
⇌
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lupeol
Also forms some beta-amyrin.
References
External links
Lupeol+synthase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)