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Descriptor English: Cholesterol Oxidase
Descriptor Spanish: Colesterol Oxidasa
Descriptor colesterol oxidasa
Scope note: Enzima que cataliza la oxidación del colesterol, en presencia de oxígeno molecular, a 4-colesten-3-ona y peróxido de hidrógeno. La enzima no es específica del colesterol, sino que también oxida otros 3-hidroxiesteroides. EC 1.1.3.6.
Descriptor Portuguese: Colesterol Oxidase
Descriptor French: Cholesterol oxidase
Entry term(s): Oxidase, Cholesterol
Tree number(s): D08.811.682.047.436.350.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002789
Scope note: An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of cholesterol in the presence of molecular oxygen to 4-cholesten-3-one and hydrogen peroxide. The enzyme is not specific for cholesterol, but will also oxidize other 3-hydroxysteroids. EC 1.1.3.6.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
Registry Number: EC 1.1.3.6
CAS Type 1 Name: Cholesterol:oxygen oxidoreductase
Previous Indexing: Cholesterol (1966-1977)
Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES 1978-90
History Note: 91(78); was see under 3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES 1978-90
DeCS ID: 2840
Unique ID: D002789
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/04/15
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Cholesterol Oxidase - Preferred
Concept UI M0004275
Scope note An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of cholesterol in the presence of molecular oxygen to 4-cholesten-3-one and hydrogen peroxide. The enzyme is not specific for cholesterol, but will also oxidize other 3-hydroxysteroids. EC 1.1.3.6.
Preferred term Cholesterol Oxidase
Entry term(s) Oxidase, Cholesterol



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