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 $$\rightleftharpoons$$ squalene + H2O

The reaction occurs in the reverse direction.

This enzyme is isolated from Tetrahymena protozoans.