Cholesterol oxidase
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| - | '''Cholesterol oxidase''' (COX) catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol and molecular oxygen to Colest-4-en-3-one and hydrogen peroxide. COX uses FAD as a cofactor. '''COX I''' binds FAD non-covalently whereas '''COX II''' binds FAD covalently.<ref>PMID: | + | '''Cholesterol oxidase''' (COX) catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol and molecular oxygen to Colest-4-en-3-one and hydrogen peroxide. COX uses FAD as a cofactor. '''COX I''' binds FAD non-covalently whereas '''COX II''' binds FAD covalently.<ref>PMID:20102741</ref> |
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3D structure of cholesterol oxidase
Updated on 07-December-2015
References
- ↑ Sagermann M, Ohtaki A, Newton K, Doukyu N. Structural characterization of the organic solvent-stable cholesterol oxidase from Chromobacterium sp. DS-1. J Struct Biol. 2010 Apr;170(1):32-40. Epub 2010 Jan 25. PMID:20102741 doi:10.1016/j.jsb.2010.01.012
