Steryl-beta-glucosidase

The enzyme steryl-β-glucosidase catalyzes the following chemical reaction:


 * cholesteryl-β-D-glucoside + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ D -glucose + cholesterol

It belongs to the family of hydrolases, specifically those glycosidases that hydrolyse O- and S-glycosyl compounds. The systematic name is cholesteryl-β- D -glucoside glucohydrolase.