Tags: Enzyme.
In enzymology a cholesterol 24-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.98) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactioncholesterol + NADPH + H+ + O2 (24S)-24-hydroxycholesterol + NADP+ + H2OThe 4 substrates of this enzyme are cholesterol NADPH H+ and O2 whereas its 3 products are (24S)-24-hydroxycholesterol NADP+ and H2O.The systematic name of this enzyme class is cholesterolNADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (24-hydroxylating).
