Enzyme - EC
1.14.99.7 - Squalene monooxygenase
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The tridimensional structure of this enzyme has not been resolved yet.
EC
1.14.99.7
Official
Name
Squalene monooxygenase
Alternative
name(s)
Squalene epoxidase
Class
1.Oxidoreductases
14.Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
99.Miscellaneous
14.Acting on paired donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen
99.Miscellaneous
Reaction
catalysed
Squalene + AH2
+ O2
(S)-Squalene-2,3-epoxide
+ A + H2O
(S)-Squalene-2,3-epoxide
+ A + H2OSubstrates
Squalene
AH2
O2
AH2
O2
Products
(S)-Squalene-2,3-epoxide
A
H2O
A
H2O
Cofactor
FAD
Metabolic
Pathways
Other
comments
A flavoprotein (FAD). This enzyme, together with EC 5.4.99.7, was formerly known as squalene oxydocyclase.