Steroid 15beta-monooxygenase

Steroid 15beta-monooxygenase (, cytochrome P-450meg, cytochrome P450meg, steroid 15beta-hydroxylase, CYP106A2, BmCYP106A2) is an enzyme with systematic name progesterone,reduced-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (15beta-hydroxylating) . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * progesterone + reduced ferredoxin + O2 $$\rightleftharpoons$$ 15beta-hydroxyprogesterone + oxidized ferredoxin + H2O

The enzyme from Bacillus megaterium hydroxylates a variety of 3-oxo-Delta4-steroids in position 15beta.