Cholesterol biosynthesis - Reaction Information

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Reaction
presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+ = squalene + diphosphate + NADP+
BRENDA:
BR48481show the reaction diagram
KEGG:
R02872show the reaction diagram
MetaCyc:
RXN-13724show the reaction diagram, RXN66-281show the reaction diagram
Enzymes
show all sequences2.5.1.103 (presqualene diphosphate synthase)
show all sequences2.5.1.21 (squalene synthase)
show all sequences1.3.1.96 (Botryococcus squalene synthase)
show all sequences1.3.1.97 (botryococcene synthase)
Other pathways
BRENDA:
cholesterol biosynthesis
KEGG:
Steroid biosynthesis,
Sesquiterpenoid and triterpenoid biosynthesis,
Metabolic pathways,
Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
MetaCyc:
botryococcenes and methylated squalene biosynthesis,
epoxysqualene biosynthesis
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2.5.1.103, 2.5.1.21, 1.3.1.96, 1.3.1.97
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