This enzyme forms part of the rat peroxisomal multifunctional enzyme perMFE-2, which also exhibits a dehydrogenase activity. The enzyme is involved in the ¦Â-oxidation of the cholesterol side chain in the cholic-acid-biosynthesis pathway.
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(24R,25R)-3-alpha,7-alpha,12-alpha,24-tetrahydroxy-5-beta-cholestanoyl- CoA = (24E)-3-alpha,7-alpha,12-alpha-trihydroxy-5-beta-cholest-24-enoyl- CoA + H(2)O.