Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:23:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-11-22; Among the biologically active triterpenes, friedelin has the most-rearranged structure produced by the oxidosqualene cyclases and is the only one containing a cetonic group. In this study, we cloned and functionally characterized friedelin synthase and one cycloartenol synthase from Maytenus ilicifolia ...