Record Information
Version2.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-05-14 19:53:36 UTC
Update Date2025-10-07 16:04:30 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0001735
Metabolite Identification
Common NameHopene
DescriptionHopene is a triterpenoid metabolite described in biomedical literature. Research indicates significant evolutionary divergence between diterpenoid and triterpenoid cyclases, with the triterpenoid cyclase subtree rooted between squalene-hopene cyclases and sterol cyclases, suggesting complex evolutionary relationships (PMID:40827364 ). Further analysis reveals an elevated evolutionary rate in the enzyme active site of squalene-hopene cyclase, potentially indicative of positive selection (PMID:40827364 ). Similar findings highlight the evolutionary links of key enzymes, including phytoene synthase and squalene-hopene cyclase, to gene copies in Cyanobacteria across diverse ecological environments (PMID:40687852 ). The fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces japonicus has also acquired a squalene-hopene cyclase through horizontal gene transfer, illustrating the metabolic versatility of this compound (PMID:40195311 ). However, the water insolubility and structural instability of squalene-hopene cyclase present challenges for industrial applications (PMID:39986529 ). Notably, a scale-up experiment demonstrated an environmentally friendly production mode for hopene, achieving significant conversion rates with minimal additives (PMID:39986529 ). Despite these insights, literature on hopene remains limited, with genome analysis revealing significant gene similarities to known biosynthetic clusters (PMID:39329906 ).
Structure
SynonymsNot Available
Molecular FormulaC32H54O
Average Mass454.783
Monoisotopic Mass454.417466359
IUPAC Name4-[(1R,2R,5S,6R,9S,10R,13R,14R,19S)-1,2,9,14,18,18-hexamethylpentacyclo[11.8.0.0^{2,10}.0^{5,9}.0^{14,19}]henicos-20-en-6-yl]pentan-1-ol
Traditional Name4-[(1R,2R,5S,6R,9S,10R,13R,14R,19S)-1,2,9,14,18,18-hexamethylpentacyclo[11.8.0.0^{2,10}.0^{5,9}.0^{14,19}]henicos-20-en-6-yl]pentan-1-ol
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[H]C(C)(CCCO)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]2(C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@]1(C)[C@]2([H])CC[C@]2([H])[C@@]3(C)CCCC(C)(C)[C@]3([H])C=C[C@@]12C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C32H54O/c1-22(10-8-21-33)23-13-18-29(4)24(23)14-19-31(6)26(29)11-12-27-30(5)17-9-16-28(2,3)25(30)15-20-32(27,31)7/h15,20,22-27,33H,8-14,16-19,21H2,1-7H3/t22?,23-,24+,25+,26-,27-,29+,30+,31-,32-/m1/s1
InChI KeyVXEJZIAQQHPIHP-BPLMESIISA-N