1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-formylsteroid + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + H2O (1c) - 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-hydroxymethylsteroid + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = a 14alpha-formylsteroid + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 2 H2O (1b) - 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + 3 [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + 3 [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O active site structure, structure-function relationship 672607 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + 3 [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + 3 [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O heme iron reduction as a rate-limiting step 672195 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + 3 [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + 3 [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O mechanism -, 285347, 285351, 285355 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + 3 [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + 3 [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O reaction mechanism, phyla-specific residues in CYP51 674700 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + 3 [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + 3 [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O regulation 285353 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + 3 [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + 3 [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O stoichiometry 285351 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + 3 [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 3 O2 = a DELTA14-steroid + formate + 3 [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + 4 H2O The heme-thiolate enzyme, P-450, catalyses successive hydroxylations of the 14alpha-methyl group and C-15, followed by elimination as formate leaving the 14(15) double bond. This enzyme acts on a range of steroids with a 14alpha-methyl group - 1.14.14.154 a 14alpha-methylsteroid + [reduced NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + O2 = a 14alpha-hydroxymethylsteroid + [oxidized NADPH-hemoprotein reductase] + H2O (1a) -