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EC 1.14.19.41 Details
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1.14.19.41
Accepted name
sterol 22-desaturase
Reaction
ergosta-5,7,24(28)-trien-3β-ol + NADPH + H+ + O2 = ergosta-5,7,22,24(28)-tetraen-3β-ol + NADP+ + 2 H2O
Other name(s)
ERG5 (gene name),
CYP710A (gene name)
Systematic name
ergosta-5,7,24(28)-trien-3β-ol,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (22,23-dehydrogenating)
Comment
A heme-thiolate protein (P-450). The enzyme, found in yeast and plants, catalyses the introduction of a double bond between the C-22 and C-23 carbons of certain sterols. In yeast the enzyme acts on ergosta-5,7,24(28)-trien-3β-ol, a step in the biosynthesis of ergosterol. The enzyme from the plant Arabidopsis thaliana acts on sitosterol and 24-epi-campesterol, producing stigmasterol and brassicasterol, respectively.
History
created 2015
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1 Oxidoreductases
1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors
1.14.1.2 created 1965, deleted 1972 1.14.1.4 created 1965, deleted 1972 1.14.1.5 created 1965, 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
