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EC 1.14.15.19 Details
EC number
1.14.15.19
Accepted name
C-19 steroid 1α-hydroxylase
Reaction
testosterone + 2 reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + O2 + 2 H+ = 1α-hydroxytestosterone + H2O + 2 oxidized ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster
Other name(s)
CYP260A1
Systematic name
testosterone,reduced-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (1α-hydroxylating)
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Sorangium cellulosum, is a class I cytochrome P-450, and uses ferredoxin as its electron donor [1]. It was shown to act on several C-19 steroid substrates, including testosterone, androstenedione, testosterone-acetate and 11-oxoandrostenedione [2].
History
created 2016
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