Bioactivity | Cholesterol Dehydrogenase, Nocardia sp. is an enzyme that uses nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide/nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAD(P)) as its cofactor in oxidizing cholesterol to form cholest-4-en-3-one. This enzyme oxidizes the hydroxyl group at the 3 position of the sterol ring to form a ketone. |
CAS | 67775-34-2 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Chiang YR, et al. Study of anoxic and oxic cholesterol metabolism by Sterolibacterium denitrificans. J Bacteriol. 2008 Feb;190(3):905-14. |