Biology:16-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone dehydratase
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Short description: Class of enzymes
| 16α-hydroxyprogesterone dehydratase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC number | 4.2.1.98 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme 16α-hydroxyprogesterone dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.98) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 16α-hydroxyprogesterone = 16,17-didehydroprogesterone + H2O
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the hydro-lyases, which cleave carbon-oxygen bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 16α-hydroxyprogesterone hydro-lyase (16,17-didehydroprogesterone-forming). Other names in common use include hydroxyprogesterone dehydroxylase, 16α-hydroxyprogesterone dehydroxylase, 16α-dehydroxylase, and 16α-hydroxyprogesterone hydro-lyase.
References
- "Purification and properties of 16 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone dehydroxylase from Eubacterium sp. strain 144". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 837 (2): 103–10. 1985. doi:10.1016/0005-2760(85)90232-2. PMID 4052439.
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