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squalene epoxidase

Summary

Gene Symbol

SQLE

Organism

Odobenus rosmarus divergens (Pacific walrus)

External Links

NCBI Gene: 101386907
KEGG Gene ID: oro:101386907
PubChem: 101386907

Annotation

Keyword

FAD
Lipid metabolism
Microsome
Monooxygenase
Reference proteome
Transmembrane helix
Ubl conjugation

Proteins

Displaying 1 entry
UniProt	Protein Name
A0A2U3WN53

Annotation information from UniProt.

Gene Ontology (GO)

Displaying **all 2** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
cholesterol metabolic process	IEA	30032202
sterol biosynthetic process	IEA	30032202

GO Hierarchy

biological process

metabolic process [inference]

biosynthetic process [inference]

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

primary metabolic process [inference]

lipid metabolic process [inference]

steroid metabolic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

sterol metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

small molecule metabolic process [inference]

alcohol metabolic process [inference]

secondary alcohol metabolic process [inference]

cholesterol metabolic process

organic substance metabolic process [inference]

lipid metabolic process [inference]

steroid metabolic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

sterol metabolic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

organic cyclic compound metabolic process [inference]

steroid metabolic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

sterol metabolic process [inference]

organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

organic substance biosynthetic process [inference]

lipid biosynthetic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

organic cyclic compound biosynthetic process [inference]

steroid biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

organic hydroxy compound metabolic process [inference]

alcohol metabolic process [inference]

secondary alcohol metabolic process [inference]

cholesterol metabolic process

sterol metabolic process [inference]

organic hydroxy compound biosynthetic process [inference]

sterol biosynthetic process

Displaying **all 2** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
endoplasmic reticulum	IEA	30032202
membrane	IEA	22301074

GO Hierarchy

cellular component

cellular anatomical entity [inference]

membrane

organelle [inference]

membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

intracellular membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

endoplasmic reticulum

intracellular organelle [inference]

intracellular membrane-bounded organelle [inference]

endoplasmic reticulum

Displaying **all 2** entries
GO Term	Evidence Code	PMID
squalene monooxygenase activity	IEA	22301074 30032202
flavin adenine dinucleotide binding	IEA	22301074

GO Hierarchy

molecular function

catalytic activity [inference]

oxidoreductase activity [inference]

monooxygenase activity [inference]

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, NAD(P)H as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen [inference]

squalene monooxygenase activity

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen [inference]

oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, NAD(P)H as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen [inference]

squalene monooxygenase activity

binding [inference]

small molecule binding [inference]

heterocyclic compound binding [inference]

nucleotide binding [inference]

flavin adenine dinucleotide binding

ion binding [inference]

anion binding [inference]

flavin adenine dinucleotide binding

organic cyclic compound binding [inference]

nucleoside phosphate binding [inference]

nucleotide binding [inference]

flavin adenine dinucleotide binding

Gene Ontology information from NCBI Gene and UniProt.

KEGG BRITE Database

Orthology

K00511

Name

squalene monooxygenase [EC:1.14.14.17]

References

17852349

Rhea

RHEA:25282

O₂ + squalene

H₂O + H⁺ + (S)-2,3-epoxysqualene

Enzyme

1.14.14.17

PMID

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