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16-hydroxysteroid epimerase
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Class of enzymes
16-hydroxysteroid epimerase 5.1.99.2 37318-40-4 0047524
In enzymology, a 16-hydroxysteroid epimerase (5.1.99.2) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
16alpha-hydroxysteroid 16beta-hydroxysteroid
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 16alpha-hydroxysteroid, and one product, 16beta-hydroxysteroid.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on other compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 16-hydroxysteroid 16-epimerase.
References
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Dahm K, Lindlau M, Breuer H 1968 [Steroid epimerase--a new enzyme of estrogen metabolism] Biochim. Biophys. Acta 159 377–89 5657462 2 10.1016/0005-2744(68)90086-7
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Category:EC 5.1.99
Category:Enzymes of unknown structure