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squalene
PubChem CID 638072Formula C30H50MW 410.736 food sources
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
squalene + H2O = hopan-22-ol
squalene = hop-22(29)-ene
productRHEA:RHEA:22228 →
presqualene diphosphate + NADH + H(+) = squalene + diphosphate + NAD(+)
presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H(+) = squalene + diphosphate + NADP(+)
squalene + reduced [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene + oxidized [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + H2O + H(+)
tetrahymanol = squalene + H2O
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
carcinoma, renal cell
myocardial infarction
Foods containing this compound
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 638072, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 638072
