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Tetrahymanol synthase

Tetrahymanol synthase (, squalene tetrahymanol cyclase) is an enzyme with systematic name squalene hydro-lyase (tetrahymanol forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

tetrahymanol squalene + H<sub>2</sub>O

The reaction occurs in the reverse direction.

This enzyme is isolated from Tetrahymena protozoans.

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