Synthesis of Steroids

The synthesis of cholesterol through the hydroxymethyl-coenzyme-A reductase
A well known example of sterol is cholesterol, but there are over a hundred identified almost exclusively in animals, plants and fungi. Cholesterol synthesis occurs mainly towards the-hydroxymethyl-coenzyme A reductase (HMG-CoA reductase). This pathway allows the synthesis of squalene and lanosterol which derive many other sterols. Squalene is [...]