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The key enzymes involved in modification of the steroid nucleus of sterol-transforming mycobacteria--3beta-hydroxysteroid oxidase (3-OH-SO, EC 1.13.1.2) and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17-OH-SDH, EC 1.1.1)--were isolated and characterized. It is shown that 3-OH-SO is a multifunctional enzyme catalyzing oxidation of the 3beta-OH group, delta5 --delta4 isomerization, and 6-hydroxylation. Two forms of intracellular 17-OH-SDH that catalyze redox reactions at C17 were found, and their properties were determined. The presence of an extracellular 17-OH-SDH in Mycobacterium spp. (VKM Ac-1815 D and Et1) was demonstrated for the first time. |