16-hydroxysteroid epimerase
Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a 16-hydroxysteroid epimerase (Template:EnzExplorer) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 16alpha-hydroxysteroid 16beta-hydroxysteroid
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 16alpha-hydroxysteroid, and one product, 16beta-hydroxysteroid.
This enzyme belongs to the family of isomerases, specifically those racemases and epimerases acting on other compounds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 16-hydroxysteroid 16-epimerase.
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