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choB

Gene
choB
Protein
Cholesterol oxidase
Organism
Brevibacterium sterolicum
Length
552 amino acids
Function
Catalyzes the oxidation and isomerization of cholesterol to cholestenone (4-cholesten-3-one), which is an initial step in the cholesterol degradation process.
Similarity
Belongs to the GMC oxidoreductase family.
Mass
59.358 kDa
Sequence
MTDSRANRADATRGVASVSRRRFLAGAGLTAGAIALSSMSTSASAAPSRTLADGDRVPALVIGSGYGGAVAALRLTQAGIPTQIVEMGRSWDTPGSDGKIFCGMLNPDKRSMWLADKTDQPVSNFMGFGINKSIDRYVGVLDSERFSGIKVYQGRGVGGGSLVNGGMAVTPKRNYFEEILPSVDSNEMYNKYFPRANTGLGVNNIDQAWFESTEWYKFARTGRKTAQRSGFTTAFVPNVYDFEYMKKEAAGQVTKSGLGGEVIYGNNAGKKSLDKTYLAQAAATGKLTITTLHRVTKVAPATGSGYSVTMEQIDEQGNVVATKVVTADRVFFAAGSVGTSKLLVSMKAQGHLPNLSSQVGEGWGNNGNIMVGRANHMWDATGSKQATIPTMGIDNWADPTAPIFAEIAPLPAGLETYVSLYLAITKNPERARFQFNSGTGKVDLTWAQSQNQKGIDMAKKVFDKINQKEGTIYRTDLFGVYFKTWGDDFTYHPLGGVLLNKATDNFGRLPEYPGLYVVDGSLVPGNVGVNPFVTITRLAERNMDKIISSDIQ