Mechanistic studies of lanosterol 14 alpha-methyl demethylase: substrate requirements for the component reactions catalyzed by a single cytochrome P-450 isozyme.

Lanosterol 14 alpha-methyl demethylation is a cytochrome P-450-dependent process that proceeds through the oxidative sequence of alcohol, aldehyde followed by decarbonylation with formic acid release. Microsomal metabolism studies shown here indicate that only lanostenols and 32-oxy-lanostenols with...

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Main Authors: R T Fischer, S H Stam, P R Johnson, S S Ko, R L Magolda, J L Gaylor, J M Trzaskos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1989-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520382456