Reaction: a 3-oxo-5α-steroid + acceptor = a 3-oxo-Δ4-steroid + reduced acceptor
Other name(s): steroid 5α-reductase; 3-oxosteroid Δ4-dehydrogenase; 3-oxo-5α-steroid Δ4-dehydrogenase; steroid Δ4-5α-reductase; Δ4-3-keto steroid 5α-reductase; Δ4-3-oxo steroid reductase; Δ4-3-ketosteroid5α-oxidoreductase; Δ4-3-oxosteroid-5α-reductase; 3-keto-Δ4-steroid-5α-reductase; 5α-reductase; testosterone 5α-reductase; 4-ene-3-ketosteroid-5α-oxidoreductase; Δ4-5α-dehydrogenase; 3-oxo-5α-steroid:(acceptor) Δ4-oxidoreductase; tesI (gene name)
Systematic name: 3-oxo-5α-steroid:acceptor Δ4-oxidoreductase
Comments: A flavoprotein. This bacterial enzyme, characterized from Comamonas testosteroni, is involved in androsterone degradation. cf. EC 1.3.1.22, 3-oxo-5α-steroid 4-dehydrogenase (NADP+).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9036-43-5
References:
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3. Horinouchi, M., Hayashi, T., Yamamoto, T. and Kudo, T. A new bacterial steroid degradation gene cluster in Comamonas testosteroni TA441 which consists of aromatic-compound degradation genes for seco-steroids and 3-ketosteroid dehydrogenase genes. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 69 (2003) 4421-4430. [PMID: 12902225]