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Information on EC 1.14.15.4 - steroid 11beta-monooxygenase

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IUBMB Comments

A heme-thiolate protein (P-450). Also hydroxylates steroids at the 18-position, and converts 18-hydroxycorticosterone into aldosterone.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
cyp11b2, cyp11b1, aldosterone synthase, 11 beta-hydroxylase, 11beta-hydroxylase, 11-hydroxylase, p450c11, 11-beta-hydroxylase, p45011beta, steroid 11beta-hydroxylase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY hide
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
a steroid + 2 reduced adrenodoxin + O2 + 2 H+ = an 11beta-hydroxysteroid + 2 oxidized adrenodoxin + H2O
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
11-oxyandrogens biosynthesis, glucocorticoid biosynthesis, mineralocorticoid biosynthesis