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Cholesterol-56-oxide hydrolase (EC 3.3.2.11 cholesterol-epoxide hydrolase ChEH) is an enzyme with system name 56alpha-epoxy-5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol hydrolase. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction (1) 56alpha-epoxy-5alpha-cholestan-3beta-ol + H2O 5alpha-cholestane-3beta5alpha6beta-triol (2) 56beta-epoxy-5beta-cholestan-3beta-ol + H2O 5alpha-cholestane-3beta5alpha6beta-triolThe enzyme works equally well with either epoxide as substrate.

EC number
3.3.2.11

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