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EC 1.14.15.8 Details
EC number
1.14.15.8
Accepted name
steroid 15β-monooxygenase
Reaction
progesterone + 2 reduced [2Fe-2S] ferredoxin + O2 = 15β-hydroxyprogesterone + 2 oxidized [2Fe-2S] ferredoxin + H2O
Other name(s)
cytochrome P-450meg, cytochrome P450meg, steroid 15β-hydroxylase, CYP106A2, BmCYP106A2
Systematic name
progesterone,reduced-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (15β-hydroxylating)
Comment
The enzyme from the bacterium Bacillus megaterium hydroxylates a variety of 3-oxo-Δ4-steroids in position 15β. Ring A-reduced, aromatic, and 3β-hydroxy-Δ4-steroids do not serve as substrates [2].
History
created 2010
EC Tree
1.14.1.1 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.1, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.14.1, deleted 1972
1.14.1.2 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.3 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.13, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.1.3, deleted 1972
1.14.1.4 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.5 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.6 created 1961 as EC 1.99.1.7, transferred 1965 to EC 1.14.1.6, deleted 1972
1.14.1.7 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.8 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.9 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.10 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.14.1.11 created 1965, deleted 1972