CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Cytochrome P450
Functional Family Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase

Enzyme Information

1.14.14.23
Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase.
based on mapping to UniProt P22680
Cholesterol + [reduced NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + O(2) = 7-alpha- hydroxycholesterol + [oxidized NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] + H(2)O.
-!- Catalyzes the first step in the biosynthesis of bile acids. -!- The direct electron donor to the enzyme is EC 1.6.2.4. -!- Formerly EC 1.14.13.17.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P22680
CP7A1_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Cholesterol 7-alpha-monooxygenase

PDB Structure

PDB 3DAX
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structure of human CYP7A1
Strushkevich, N.V., Tempel, W., Dombrovski, L., Dong, A., Loppnau, P., Arrowsmith, C.H., Edwards, A.M., Bountra, C., Wilkstrom, M., Bochkarev, A., Park, H.
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