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EC 1.14.13.70 Details
EC number
1.14.13.70
Accepted name
sterol 14α-demethylase
Reaction
a 14α-methylsteroid + 3 O2 + 3 NADPH + 3 H+ = a Δ14-steroid + formate + 3 NADP+ + 4 H2O
Other name(s)
obtusufoliol 14-demethylase, lanosterol 14-demethylase, lanosterol 14α-demethylase, sterol 14-demethylase
Systematic name
sterol,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (14-methyl cleaving)
CAS registry number
60063-87-8
Comment
This heme-thiolate (P-450) enzyme acts on a range of steroids with a 14α-methyl group, such as obtusifoliol and lanosterol. The enzyme catalyses two successive hydroxylations of the 14α-methyl group, followed by elimination as formate, leaving a 14(15) double bond.
History
created 2001, modified 2013, deleted 2018
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1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003
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