Cholesterol oxidase

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001283",
  "term": "Cholesterol oxidase",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of cholesterol in the presence of molecular oxygen to 4-cholesten-3-one and hydrogen peroxide. The enzyme is not specific for cholesterol, but will also oxidize other 3-hydroxysteroids.",
  "synonyms": [
    "3beta-hydroxy steroid oxidoreductase",
    "EC 1.1.3.6",
    "cholesterol:oxygen oxidoreductase"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "alcohol oxidoreductases"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "colesterol oxidasa"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cholesterol-oxidase/"
}