title: Completing the puzzle of steroid synthesis, a mystery in the biological synthesis of steroids is solved, providing a new approach to chemical synthesis of the compounds.
mesh_terms: D007810:Lanosterol / Q000378:metabolism; D013185:Squalene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D013256:Steroids / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: C002821:2,3-oxidosqualene; D013256:Steroids; D007810:Lanosterol; D013185:Squalene