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Description
Simplified schematic diagram of sterol biosynthesis. Several intermediates have been omitted. Structural formulae depicted do not provide for stereochemistry. Created using ACD/ChemSketch 10.0 and Inkscape.
Compounds depicted
DMAPP—dimethylallyl pyrophosphate
IPP—isopentenyl pyrophosphate
GPP—geranyl pyrophosphate
Source
Vector version of en:Image:Sterol synthesis.png
Date
March 25, 2007
Author
Fvasconcellos, original by Tim Vickers
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A few of the metabolic pathways in a cell. ... Steroid skeleton of lanosterol. ... The terpenoids, sometimes referred to as isoprenoids, are a large and diverse class of naturally occurring organic chemicals similar to terpenes, derived from five-carbon isoprene units assembled and modified in thousands of ways. ... Squalene is a natural organic compound originally obtained for commercial purposes primarily from shark liver oil, though there are botanical sources as well, including rice bran, wheat germ, and olives. ... Lanosterol is a tetracyclic triterpenoid which is the compound from which all steroids are derived. ...
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