Term: | (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene |
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Accession: | CHEBI:15441
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Definition: | A 2,3-epoxysqualene in which the chiral centre has S configuration. It is converted into lanosterol by lanosterol synthase (EC 5.4.99.7) in a key rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of chloesterol, steroid hormones, and vitamin D. |
Synonyms: | exact_synonym: | (3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(3E,7E,11E,15E)-3,7,12,16,20-pentamethylhenicosa-3,7,11,15,19-pentaen-1-yl]oxirane |
| related_synonym: | (3S)-2,3-dihydro-2,3-epoxysqualene; (3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene; (S)-2,3-dihydro-2,3-epoxysqualene; (S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene; (S)-2,3-oxidosqualene; (S)-Squalene-2,3-epoxide; 2,3-EDSQ; 2,3-epoxisqualene; 2,3-oxidosqualene; Formula=C30H50O; InChI=1S/C30H50O/c1-24(2)14-11-17-27(5)20-12-18-25(3)15-9-10-16-26(4)19-13-21-28(6)22-23-29-30(7,8)31-29/h14-16,20-21,29H,9-13,17-19,22-23H2,1-8H3/b25-15+,26-16+,27-20+,28-21+/t29-/m0/s1; InChIKey=QYIMSPSDBYKPPY-RSKUXYSASA-N; SMILES=CC(C)=CCC\\C(C)=C\\CC\\C(C)=C\\CC\\C=C(/C)CC\\C=C(/C)CC[C@@H]1OC1(C)C; Squalene 2,3-epoxide; Squalene 2,3-oxide; oxidosqualene |
| alt_id: | CHEBI:11026; CHEBI:11072; CHEBI:18728; CHEBI:372 |
| xref: | HMDB:HMDB0001188; HMDB:HMDB0059621; KEGG:C01054; KNApSAcK:C00007282; LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMPR0106010010; MetaCyc:EPOXYSQUALENE; PDBeChem:2TX; PMID:19951700; PMID:26058429; Reaxys:4710524 |
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