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EC 1.3.1.21 Details
EC number
1.3.1.21
Accepted name
7-dehydrocholesterol reductase
Reaction
cholesterol + NADP+ = cholesta-5,7-dien-3β-ol + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
DHCR7 (gene name), 7-DHC reductase, 7-dehydrocholesterol dehydrogenase/cholesterol oxidase, Δ7-sterol reductase
Systematic name
cholesterol:NADP+ Δ7-oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9080-21-1
Comment
The enzyme is part of the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway.
History
created 1972, modified 2013
EC Tree
1.1.3.1 created 1961, deleted 1984
1.1.3.22 created 1961 as EC 1.2.3.2, transferred 1984 to EC 1.1.3.22, modified 1989, deleted 2004
1.1.3.25 created 1986, deleted 2005
1.1.3.26 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.1.3.31 created 1992, deleted 2003
1.1.3.32 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.33 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.34 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.35 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.36 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003
1.3.1.23 created 1972, deleted 2005
1.3.1.50 created 1992, deleted 1999
1.3.1.55 created 1999, deleted 2004