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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
EC Tree
1.6.99.2 created 1961 as EC 1.6.5.2, transferred 1965 to EC 1.6.99.2, deleted 2005
1.6.99.4 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.6.99.7 created 1972, modified 1981 (EC 1.6.99.10 created 1978, incorporated 1981), deleted 2003
1.6.99.8 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.99.9 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.99.10 created 1978, deleted 1981
1.6.99.11 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.99.12 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.99.13 created 1992, deleted 2002
1.14.13.45 created 1992, deleted 2003