OBO ID: CHEBI:15441

Term Name:	(S)-2,3-epoxysqualene		Search Ontology:
Synonyms:	(3S)-2,2-dimethyl-3-[(3E,7E,11E,15E)-3,7,12,16,20-pentamethylhenicosa-3,7,11,15,19-pentaen-1-yl]oxirane (3S)-2,3-dihydro-2,3-epoxysqualene (3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene (S)-2,3-dihydro-2,3-epoxysqualene (S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene (S)-2,3-Epoxysqualene (S)-2,3-oxidosqualene (S)-Squalene-2,3-epoxide 2,3-EDSQ 2,3-epoxisqualene 2,3-oxidosqualene oxidosqualene Squalene 2,3-epoxide Squalene 2,3-oxide
Definition:	A 2,3-epoxysqualene in which the chiral centre has S configuration. It is converted into lanosterol by lanosterol synthase (EC 5.4.99.7) in a key rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of chloesterol, steroid hormones, and vitamin D.
References:	HMDB:HMDB0001188 HMDB:HMDB0059621 KEGG:C01054 KNApSAcK:C00007282 LIPID_MAPS_instance:LMPR0106010010 MetaCyc:EPOXYSQUALENE PDBeChem:2TX PMID:19951700 PMID:26058429 Reaxys:4710524
Ontology:	ChEBI  ( EBI )