Sterol 24-hydroxylation

Last modified: Thu Jun 3 18:32:02 BST 2004

Sterol
NADPH
24-Hydroxysterol


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

Pathways:

Reaction: sterol hydroxylation at C24
Enzyme: P450cc24 (25-hydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylase), CYP24
EC 1.14.-.-

References

  1. Ohyama, Y., Noshiro, M. and Okuda, K. (1991) Cloning and expression of cDNA encoding 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 24-hydroxylase. FEBS Lett. 278, 175-177.
  2. Dilworth, F.J., Scott, I., Green, A., Strugnell, S., Guo, Y.-D., Roberts, E.A., Kremer, R., Calverley, M.J., Makin, H.L.J. and Jones, G. (1995) Different mechanisms of hydroxylation site selection by liver and kidney cytochrome P450 species (CYP27 and CYP24) involved in vitamin D metabolism. J. Biol. Chem. 270, 16766-16774.


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