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EC 1.14.14.23 Details
EC number
1.14.14.23
Accepted name
cholesterol 7α-monooxygenase
Reaction
cholesterol + [reduced NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = 7α-hydroxycholesterol + [oxidized NADPH—hemoprotein reductase] + H2O
Other name(s)
cholesterol 7α-hydroxylase, CYP7A1 (gene name)
Systematic name
cholesterol,NADPH—hemoprotein reductase:oxygen oxidoreductase (7α-hydroxylating)
CAS registry number
9037-53-0
Comment
A P-450 heme-thiolate liver protein that catalyses the first step in the biosynthesis of bile acids. The direct electron donor to the enzyme is EC 1.6.2.4, NADPH—hemoprotein reductase.
History
created 1976 as EC 1.14.13.17, transferred 2016 to EC 1.14.14.23
EC Tree
1.14.14.2 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.14.4 created 2000, deleted 2002