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Lanosterol synthase (oxidosqualene cyclase)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Cholesterol Biosynthesis (Mevalonate Pathway) Lipid Metabolism · Cytosol + ER

step 13 Irreversible/directional

(S)-2,3-Oxidosqualene → lanosterol

Converts (S)-2,3-Oxidosqualene into Lanosterol

› Notes

Lanosterol synthase (oxidosqualene cyclase) protonates and cyclizes the linear epoxide through a concerted carbocation cascade to generate the tetracyclic sterol nucleus. No ATP is directly consumed.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

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No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

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