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Literature summary for 1.14.14.17 extracted from

  • Ono, T.; Imai, Y.
    Squalene epoxidase from rat liver microsomes (1985), Methods Enzymol., 110, 375-380.
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KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.005
-
FAD
-
Rattus norvegicus
0.013
-
squalene
-
Rattus norvegicus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
membrane
-
Rattus norvegicus 16020
-
microsome
-
Rattus norvegicus
-
-

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Rattus norvegicus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
liver
-
Rattus norvegicus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.00619
-
-
Rattus norvegicus

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-70°C, 50 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.4, 0.5% Triton X-100, several weeks Rattus norvegicus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
(3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene + FAD + H2O
-
Rattus norvegicus squalene + FADH2 + O2
-
r
squalene + NAD(P)H + O2
-
Rattus norvegicus (S)-squalene-2,3-epoxide + NADP+ + H2O
-
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
monomer
-
Rattus norvegicus
More enzyme system consists of squalene epoxidase which is distinct from hemoproteins such as cytochrome P-450 isozymes, and a flavoprotein identical with NADPH-cytochrome P-450 reductase Rattus norvegicus

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.0055
-
squalene
-
Rattus norvegicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
FAD
-
Rattus norvegicus