Molecule: squalene

A triterpene consisting of 2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyltetracosane having six double bonds at the 2-, 6-, 10-, 14-, 18- and 22-positions with (all-E)-configuration.
Synonyms for squalene :
(all-E)-2,6,10,15,19,23-hexamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexaene
Spinacene
Squalene
Supraene
squalene
Molecular Formula: C30H50
Molecular wt: 410.730 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: CC(C)=CCC\C(C)=C\CC\C(C)=C\CC\C=C(/C)CC\C=C(/C)CCC=C(C)C
InChIKey: YYGNTYWPHWGJRM-AAJYLUCBSA-N
InChI=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+
CHEBI:15440
Squalene
Sample reactions for this molecule:
Squalene is oxidized to its epoxide
Reduction of presqualene diphosphate to form squalene