Cholesterol Biosynthesis from Lanosterol: Differential Inhibition of Sterol Δ8-Isomerase and Other Lanosterol-Converting Enzymes by Tamoxifen

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 233-239

  Cho, Sang Yun ^a   Kim, Jai Hyun ^a   Paik, Young Ki ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cardioprotection; Cholesterol Biosynthesis; Sterol 8 Isomerase; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

7 DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL REDUCTASE; 7-DEHYDROCHOLESTEROL REDUCTASE; ANTIESTROGEN; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOCHROME P450; DELTA 24 STEROL REDUCTASE; DELTA 24-STEROL REDUCTASE; DELTA(14) STEROL REDUCTASE; DELTA(14)-STEROL REDUCTASE; DELTA(8) DELTA(7) STEROL ISOMERASE; DELTA(8)-DELTA(7)-STEROL ISOMERASE; LANOSTEROL; LANOSTEROL 14 ALPHA-DEMETHYLASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; STEROID DELTA ISOMERASE; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHO CELL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; HAMSTER; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CHOLESTEROL; CRICETINAE; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; KINETICS; LANOSTEROL; MALE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROID ISOMERASES; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 0032580034     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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