RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0009831
RefMet nameSqualene
Systematic nameSqualene
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass410.391250 (neutral)
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FormulaC30H50View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile28710 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C30H50/c1-25(2)15-11-19-29(7)23-13-21-27(5)17-9-10-18-28(6)22-14-24-30(8)20-12-16-26(3)4/h15-18,23-24H,9-14,19-22H2,1-8H3
/b27-17+,28-18+,29-23+,30-24+
InChIKeyYYGNTYWPHWGJRM-AAJYLUCBSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCC(=CCC/C(=C/CC/C(=C/CC/C=C(\C)/CC/C=C(\C)/CCC=C(C)C)/C)/C)C
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassPrenol Lipids
Main ClassIsoprenoids
Sub ClassC30 isoprenoids
Distribution of Squalene in NMDR studies
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ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Squalene
External Links
Pubchem CID5280370
LIPID MAPSLMPR0106010002
ChEBI ID15440
KEGG IDC00751
HMDB IDHMDB0000256
MetaCyc IDSQUALENE
EPA CompToxDTXCID8047921
PhytoHub DBPHUB000018
Spectral data for Squalene standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Squalene

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R02872 Presqualene diphosphate + NADPH + H+ <=> Diphosphate + Squalene + NADP+presqualene-diphosphate diphosphate-lyase (reducing, squalene-forming)
R02874 Squalene + Oxygen + [Reduced NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] <=> (S)-2,3-Epoxysqualene + [Oxidized NADPH---hemoprotein reductase] + H2Osqualene,NADPH-hemoprotein:oxygen oxidoreductase (2,3-epoxidizing)
R06223 2 trans,trans-Farnesyl diphosphate + NADPH + H+ <=> Squalene + 2 Diphosphate + NADP+squalene synthase
R12355 Squalene + 2 Ferrocytochrome b5 + Oxygen + 2 H+ <=> (S)-2,3-Epoxysqualene + 2 Ferricytochrome b5 + H2OSqualene + 2 Ferrocytochrome b5 + Oxygen + 2 H+ <=> (S)-2,3-Epoxysqualene + 2 Ferricytochrome b5 + H2O

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Squalene

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00100 Steroid biosynthesis 2
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 2
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