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EC 1.17.1.6 Details
EC number
1.17.1.6
Accepted name
bile-acid 7α-dehydroxylase
Reaction
(1) deoxycholate + NAD+ + H2O = cholate + NADH + H+;;(2) lithocholate + NAD+ + H2O = chenodeoxycholate + NADH + H+
Other name(s)
cholate 7α-dehydroxylase, 7α-dehydroxylase, bile acid 7-dehydroxylase
Systematic name
deoxycholate:NAD+ oxidoreductase
Comment
This enzyme is highly specific for bile-acid substrates and requires a free C-24 carboxy group and an unhindered 7α-hydroxy group on the B-ring of the steroid nucleus for activity. May be regulated by the ratio of NAD+ to NADH [2].
History
created 2005, deleted 2006
EC Tree
1.6.99.2 created 1961 as EC 1.6.5.2, transferred 1965 to EC 1.6.99.2, deleted 2005
1.6.99.4 created 1965, deleted 1972
1.6.99.7 created 1972, modified 1981 (EC 1.6.99.10 created 1978, incorporated 1981), deleted 2003
1.6.99.8 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.99.9 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.99.10 created 1978, deleted 1981
1.6.99.11 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.99.12 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.99.13 created 1992, deleted 2002