Reaction: lupan-3β,20-diol = (3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene + H2O
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Other name(s): LUP1 (gene name); (S)-squalene-2,3-epoxide hydro-lyase (lupan-3β,20-diol forming)
Systematic name: (3S)-2,3-epoxy-2,3-dihydrosqualene hydro-lyase (lupan-3β,20-diol forming)
Comments: The reaction occurs in the reverse direction. The recombinant enzyme from Arabidopsis thaliana gives a 1:1 mixture of lupeol and lupan-3β,20-diol with small amounts of β-amyrin, germanicol, taraxasterol and ψ-taraxasterol. See EC 5.4.99.41 (lupeol synthase).
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References:
1. Segura, M.J., Meyer, M.M. and Matsuda, S.P. Arabidopsis thaliana LUP1 converts oxidosqualene to multiple triterpene alcohols and a triterpene diol. Org. Lett. 2 (2000) 2257-2259. [PMID: 10930257]
2. Kushiro, T., Hoshino, M., Tsutsumi, T., Kawai, K., Shiro, M., Shibuya, M. and Ebizuka, Y. Stereochemical course in water addition during LUP1-catalyzed triterpene cyclization. Org. Lett. 8 (2006) 5589-5592. [PMID: 17107079]