Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Biosynthesis of cholesterol and its derivatives. Squalene synthase (FDFT1) is the critical enzyme for the synthesis of sterols, and ultimately cholesterol. This enzyme plays an essential role in directing intermediates to either sterol or nonsterol branches of this metabolic pathway [60,61].
