Tags: Enzyme.
Squalene—hopene cyclase (SHC) (EC 5.4.99.17) or hopan-22-ol hydro-lyase is a prokaryotic enzyme in the terpene cyclase/mutase family. It catalyzes the interconversion of an acyclic squalene molecule into a the pentacyclic triterpenes hopene and hopanol in the ratio of 5:1. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reactions.
