Side-chain cleavage of cholesterol esters by human cytochrome P-450scc

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 605-610

  Tuckey, Robert C ^a   Lawrence, Julie ^a   Cameron, Kathryn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

CHOLESTEROL ESTER; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING);

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATTLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CATTLE; CHOLESTEROL ESTERS; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030202558     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(96)00071-4     Document Type: Article

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