CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Cytochrome P450
Functional Family Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial

Enzyme Information

1.14.15.6
Cholesterol monooxygenase (side-chain-cleaving).
based on mapping to UniProt P05108
Cholesterol + 6 reduced adrenodoxin + 3 O(2) + 6 H(+) = pregnenolone + 4-methylpentanal + 6 oxidized adrenodoxin + 4 H(2)O.
-!- The reaction proceeds in three stages, with two hydroxylations at C-22 and C-20 preceding scission of the side-chain between carbons 20 and 22. -!- The initial source of the electrons is NADPH, which transfers the electrons to the adrenodoxin via EC 1.18.1.6.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P05108
CP11A_HUMAN
Homo sapiens
Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, mitochondrial

PDB Structure

PDB 3N9Y
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structural basis for pregnenolone biosynthesis by the mitochondrial monooxygenase system.
Strushkevich, N., Mackenzie, F., Cherkesova, T., Grabovec, I., Usanov, S., Park, H.W.
Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA