EC 5.3.3.5

Reaction: 5α-cholest-7-en-3β-ol = 5α-cholest-8-en-3β-ol

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Systematic name: Δ⁷-cholestenol Δ⁷-Δ⁸-isomerase

Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 52410-46-5

References:

1. Wilton, D.C., Rahimtula, A.D. and Akhtar, M. The reversibility of the Δ⁸-cholestenol-Δ⁷-cholestenol isomerase reaction in cholesterol biosynthesis. Biochem. J. 114 (1969) 71-73. [PMID: 5810070]