Molecular structure
4α-hydroxymethyl-5α-cholest-7-en-3β-ol
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
4alpha-methyl-5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + O2 + 2 H(+) = 4alpha-hydroxymethyl-5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + H2O
4alpha-hydroxymethyl-5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol + 2 Fe(II)-[cytochrome b5] + O2 + 2 H(+) = 4alpha-formyl-5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol + 2 Fe(III)-[cytochrome b5] + 2 H2O
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