ENZYMATIC CYCLIZATION OF 2,3-DIHYDROSQUALENE INTO EUPH-7-ENE BY A CELL-FREE SYSTEM FROM THE PROTOZOAN TETRAHYMENA-PYRIFORMIS

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ABE, I [1 ]
ROHMER, M [1 ]
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[1] ECOLE NATL SUPER CHIM,3 RUE ALFRED WERNER,F-68093 MULHOUSE,FRANCE
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10.1039/c39910000902
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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The cyclase of the protozoon Tetrahymena pyriformis, which normally converts squalene into the pentacyclic tetrahymanol, cyclized 2,3-dihydrosqualene into euph-7-ene with an unexpected tetracyclic skeleton and back-bone rearrangement.
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