Upon receipt, store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze.
Lead Time
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Usage
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Catalyzes the oxidation and isomerization of cholesterol to cholestenone (4-cholesten-3-one), which is an initial step in the cholesterol degradation process. Required for virulence.
Gene References into Functions
Both ChoD and HsdD are dispensable for cholesterol degradation in fast-growing Mycobacterium smegmatis mc(2)155 and slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv strains.PMID:23064392
The mice infection experiments confirm the significance of ChoD in the pathogenesis of M. tuberculosis.PMID:17651430