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Cholestenol Delta-isomerase
In
enzymology
, a
cholestenol
Delta-isomerase
is an
enzyme
that
catalyzes
the
chemical reaction
Hence
, this enzyme has one
substrate
,
5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol
, and one
product
,
5alpha-cholest-8-en-3beta-ol
.
This enzyme
belongs to
the
family
of
isomerases
,
specifically
those
intramolecular oxidoreductases
transposing
C=C
bonds
. The
systematic name
of this enzyme
class
is
Delta7-cholestenol Delta7-Delta8-isomerase
. This enzyme participates in
biosynthesis of steroids
.