Reaction: corticosterone + reduced adrenal ferredoxin + O2 = 18-hydroxycorticosterone + oxidized adrenal ferredoxin + H2O
Other name(s): corticosterone 18-hydroxylase; corticosterone methyl oxidase
Systematic name: corticosterone,reduced-adrenal-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (18-hydroxylating)
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 37256-75-0
References:
1. Raman, P.B., Sharma, D.C. and Dorfman, R.I. Studies on aldosterone biosynthesis in vitro. Biochemistry 5 (1966) 1795.