GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0000254 - C-4 methylsterol oxidase activity

Term summary

ID

GO:0000254

Name

C-4 methylsterol oxidase activity

Ontology or CV name

GO molecular function

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: 4,4-dimethyl-5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol + 6 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + 5 H+ + 3 O2 = 4alpha-carboxy-4beta-methyl-5alpha-cholest-7-ene-3beta-ol + 6 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + 4 H2O.

Parents

• is_a oxidoreductase activity, acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen, another compound as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen

Annotation