Steroid 1alpha-hydroxylation

Last modified: Fri Jul 9 14:33:37 BST 2004

Sterol
NADPH
1alpha-Hydroxysterol


Vitamin D3 carbon nomenclature
Summary of P450-dependent vitamin D3 metabolism

Pathways:

Reaction: steroid alpha-hydroxylation at C1
Enzyme: P4501alpha (25-hydroxyvitamin D3 1alpha-hydroxylase), CYP27
EC 1.14.-.-

References

  1. Axén, E., Postlind, H., Sjöberg, H. and Wikvall, K. (1994) Liver mitochondrial cytochrome P450 CYP27 and recombinant-expressed human CYP27 catalyze 1alpha-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91, 10014-10018.
  2. Mandel, M.L., Swartz, S.J. and Ghazarian, J.G. (1990) Avian kidney mitochondrial hemeprotein P-4501alpha: isolation, characterization and NADPH-ferredoxin reductase-dependent activity. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1034, 239-246.


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