Characterization of a corticosteroid 21-dehydroxylase from the intestinal anaerobic bacterium, Eubacterium lentum.
An oxygen-sensitive corticosteroid 21-dehydroxylase has been characterized in cell extracts of Eubacterium lentum. The enzyme was highly specific for corticosteroids containing and alpha-ketol structure and required FMNH2 or reduced benzyl viologen for activity. The enzyme used deoxycorticosterone,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1980-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002222752042228X |