Terpene

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English: The figure shows how, in the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway, squalene is converted to oxidosqualene, which is then converted to lanosterol by oxidosqualene cyclase. Lanosterol is a precursor to cholesterol. This final conversion occurs in many steps.
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Progression from squalene to cholesterol

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