IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature

EC 1.2.1.40

Accepted name: 3α,7α,12α-trihydroxycholestan-26-al 26-oxidoreductase

Reaction: (25R)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholestan-26-al + NAD+ + H2O = (25R)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholestan-26-oate + NADH + 2 H+

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Other name(s): cholestanetriol-26-al 26-dehydrogenase; 3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholestan-26-al dehydrogenase; trihydroxydeoxycoprostanal dehydrogenase; THAL-NAD oxidoreductase; 3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholestan-26-al:NAD+ 26-oxidoreductase

Systematic name: (25R)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholestan-26-al:NAD+ 26-oxidoreductase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, CAS registry number: 62213-58-5

References:

1. Masui, T., Herman, R. and Staple, E. The oxidation of 5β-cholestane-3α,7α,12α-26-tetraol to 5β-cholestane-3α,7α,12α-triol-26-oic acid via 5β-cholestane-3α,7α,12α-triol-26-al by rat liver. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 117 (1966) 266-268. [PMID: 5914340]

[EC 1.2.1.40 created 1976]


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