Assimilation of the antipodal forms of squalene 2,3-oxide by mammalian, yeast, and plant systems
Abstract
(S)-Squalene 2,3-epoxide was found to be the exclusive precursor of lanosterol in pig liver, lanosterol, and ergosterol in yeast (Saccharamyces cerevisiae), and β-amyrin, lupeol and cycloartenol in pea seedlings.