5Alpha-Hydroxysteroid dehydratase
Definition:
EC Tree > 4 Lyases > 4.2 Carbon-oxygen lyases > 4.2.1 Hydro-lyases > 4.2.1.62 5alpha-Hydroxysteroid dehydratase
5Alpha-Hydroxysteroid dehydratase is a sterol dehydratase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae that dehydrates 5alpha-ergosta-7,22-diene-3beta,5-diol into ergosterol and water, a step in yeast ergosterol biosynthesis. Structurally it is a sterol desaturase/dehydratase.
5Alpha-Hydroxysteroid dehydratase is a sterol dehydratase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae that dehydrates 5alpha-ergosta-7,22-diene-3beta,5-diol into ergosterol and water, a step in yeast ergosterol biosynthesis. Structurally it is a sterol desaturase/dehydratase.
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