Vitamin D3 24-hydroxylase

Vitamin D3 24-hydroxylase
Identifiers
EC no.1.14.15.16
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IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
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Vitamin D3 24-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.15.16, CYP24A1) is an enzyme with systematic name calcitriol,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (24-hydroxylating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

(1) calcitriol + NADPH + H+ + O2 calcitetrol + NADP+ + H2O
(2) calcidiol + NADPH + H+ + O2 secalciferol + NADP+ + H2O

Vitamin D3 24-hydroxylase is a heme-thiolate enzyme (P-450).