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Metabolites
4,4-Dimethyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,14,24-trien-3beta-ol
Formula: C29H46O (410.3548466)
CAS ID: 64284-64-6
4,4-dimethyl-14alpha-formyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3beta-ol
Formula: C30H48O2 (440.36541079999995)
CAS ID: 79294-83-0
4α-formyl-4β-methyl-5α-cholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol
Formula: C29H46O2 (426.34976159999997)
CAS ID: 1028833-06-8
4α-hydroxymethyl-4β-methyl-5α-cholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol
Formula: C29H48O2 (428.36541079999995)
CAS ID: 616897-75-7
Enzyme
| EC Number | name | full name | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1.170 | 3beta-hydroxysteroid-4alpha-carboxylate 3-dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) | 3beta-hydroxysteroid-4alpha-carboxylate:NAD(P)+ 3-oxidoreductase (decarboxylating) | |
| 1.1.1.210 | 3beta(or 20alpha)-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase | 3beta(or 20alpha)-hydroxysteroid:NADP+ oxidoreductase | |
| 1.1.1.270 | 3beta-hydroxysteroid 3-dehydrogenase | 3beta-hydroxysteroid:NADP+ 3-oxidoreductase | |
| 1.1.1.62 | 17beta-estradiol 17-dehydrogenase | 17beta-estradiol:NAD(P)+ 17-oxidoreductase | |
| 1.14.14.17 | squalene monooxygenase | squalene,NADPH-hemoprotein:oxygen oxidoreductase (2,3-epoxidizing | |
| 1.14.19.20 | DELTA7-sterol 5(6)-desaturase | DELTA7-sterol,ferrocytochrome b5:oxygen oxidoreductase 5,6-dehydrogenating | |
| 1.3.1.21 | 7-dehydrocholesterol reductase | cholesterol:NADP+ DELTA7-oxidoreductase | |
| 1.3.1.70 | DELTA14-sterol reductase | 4,4-dimethyl-5alpha-cholesta-8,24-dien-3beta-ol:NADP+ DELTA14-oxidoreductase | |
| 2.5.1.21 | squalene synthase | (2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate:(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate farnesyltransferase | |
| 3.3.2.11 | cholesterol-5,6-oxide hydrolase | 5,6alpha-epoxy-5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol hydrolase | |
| 5.3.3.5 | cholestenol DELTA-isomerase | DELTA7-Cholestenol DELTA7-DELTA8-isomerase | |
| 5.4.99.7 | Lanosterol synthase | (S)-2,3-Epoxysqualene mutase (cyclizing, lanosterol-forming) |
Proteins
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