Squalene monooxygenase
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Squalene monooxygenase
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Squalene monooxygenase is a eukaryotic enzyme that uses NADPH and diatomic oxygen to oxidize squalene to 2,3-oxidosqualene. Squalene epoxidase catalyzes the first oxygenation step in sterol biosynthesis and is thought to be one of the rate-limiting enzymes in this pathway. In humans, squalene epoxidase is encoded by the SQLE gene.
Several eukaryote genomes lack a squalene monooxygenase encoding gene, but instead encode an alternative squalene epoxidase that performs the same task.
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Mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalene_monooxygenase
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2023-12-22T01:30:04Z
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