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EC 1.14.15.4 Details
EC number
1.14.15.4
Accepted name
steroid 11β-monooxygenase
Reaction
a steroid + 2 reduced adrenodoxin + O2 + 2 H+ = an 11β-hydroxysteroid + 2 oxidized adrenodoxin + H2O
Other name(s)
steroid 11β-hydroxylase, steroid 11β/18-hydroxylase
Systematic name
steroid,reduced-adrenodoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (11β-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
9029-66-7
Comment
A heme-thiolate protein (P-450). Also hydroxylates steroids at the 18-position, and converts 18-hydroxycorticosterone into aldosterone.
History
created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.7, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.1.6, transferred 1972 to EC 1.14.15.4, modified 1989, modified 2014
EC Tree
1.6.8.1 created 1981, deleted 2002
1.6.8.2 created 1982, deleted 2002