In
enzymology, a
steroid 11beta-monooxygenase is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction- a steroid + reduced adrenal ferredoxin + O2 an 11beta-hydroxysteroid + oxidized adrenal ferredoxin + H2O
The 3 substrates of this enzyme are steroid, reduced adrenal ferredoxin, and O2, whereas its 3 products are 11beta-hydroxysteroid, oxidized adrenal ferredoxin, and H2O.
This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on paired donors, with O2 as oxidant and incorporation or reduction of oxygen. The oxygen incorporated need not be derived from O2 with reduced iron-sulfur protein as one donor, and incorporation o one atom of oxygen into the other donor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is steroid,reduced-adrenal-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (11beta-hydroxylating). Other names in common use include steroid 11beta-hydroxylase, steroid 11beta/18-hydroxylase, and oxygenase, steroid 11beta -mono-. This enzyme participates in c21-steroid hormone metabolism and androgen and estrogen metabolism. It employs one cofactor, heme.
References
- GRANT JK, BROWNIE AC "The role of fumarate and TPN in steroid enzymic 11beta-hydroxylation". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 18 433–4.
- HAYANO M, DORFMAN RI "On the mechanism of the C11 beta-hydroxylation of steroids". J. Biol. Chem. 211 227–35.
- TOMKINS GM, MICHAEL PJ, CURRAN JF "Studies on the nature of steroid 11-beta hydroxylation". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 23 655–6.
- Yanagibashi K, Haniu M, Shively JE, Shen WH, Hall P "The synthesis of aldosterone by the adrenal cortex. Two zones (fasciculata and glomerulosa) possess one enzyme for 11 beta-, 18-hydroxylation, and aldehyde synthesis". J. Biol. Chem. 261 3556–62.
- Zuidweg MH "Hydroxylation of Reichstein's compound S with cell-free preparations from Curvularia lunata". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 152 144–58.
External links
- The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .
Gene Ontology (GO) codes