Cucurbitadienol, Cycloartenol, Lanosterol and

Prostadienol Biosynthesis
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(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene biosynthesis.
cholesterol biosynthesis.
higher plant steroid biosynthesis.
EC 5.4.99.7 lanosterol synthase.
EC 5.4.99.8 cycloartenol synthase.
EC 5.4.99.32 protostadienol synthase.
EC 5.4.99.33 cucurbitadienol synthase.
EC 5.4.99.47 parkeol synthase.</blockquote
 Triterpenoid biosynthesis
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squalene biosynthesis
arabidiol and thalianol biosynthesis
baccaris oxide, baruol and shionone biosynthesis
cucurbitadieneol, cycloartenol, lanosterol, parkeol and prostadienol biosynthesis
dammaradiene, hopene and tetrahymanol biosynthesis
dammaradienol and tirucalladienol biosynthesis
lupanediol and lupeol biosynthesis
other pentacyclic triterpenoids biosynthesis
EC 1.6.2.4 NADPHhemoprotein reductase
EC 1.14.14.17 squalene monooxygenase.

Plant sterol biosynthesis

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cycloartenol biosynthesis
sterol biosynthesis
sterol demethylation of ring A
sterol side-chain modification
EC 5.5.1.9 cycloeucalenol cycloisomerase

Cholesterol biosynthesis
The enzymatic reactions involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol do not
necessarily occur in a set order. Similar reactions occur in the formation of other
C27 sterols and related compounds. Plant sterols are derived from cycloartenol. The
initial stages are slightly different from the lanosterol pathway.

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lanosterol biosynthesis
side-chain modification scheme
rings B, C and D modification scheme
ring A modification scheme