EC 1.14.14.154: Sterol 14-alpha-demethylase
Reaction catalysed:
(1a) a 14-alpha-methylsteroid + [reduced NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + O(2) = a 14-alpha-hydroxysteroid + [oxidized NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + H(2)O
Systematic name:
Sterol,[reduced NADPH--hemoprotein reductase]:oxygen oxidoreductase (14-methyl cleaving)
Alternative Name(s):
- CYP51
- Cytochrome P450 51
- ERG11
- Lanosterol 14-alpha-demethylase
- Lanosterol 14-demethylase
- Obtusufoliol 14-demethylase
- Sterol 14-demethylase