Medical Definition of Cholesterol oxidase
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An enzyme that catalyses 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 oxidise other 3-hydroxysteroids.
Chemical name: Cholesterol:oxygen oxidoreductase
Registry number: EC 1.1.3.6
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cholesterol Oxidase
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