Conversion of pregnenolone to DHEA by human 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (p450c17). Evidence that DHEA is produced from the released intermediate, 17α-hydroxypregnenolone

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3243-3247

  Soucy, Penny ^a   Luu The, Van ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 hydroxylase 17, 20 lyase; Cortisol; DHEA; Intracrinology; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

17 HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; STEROID 17,20 LYASE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROIDOGENESIS;

17-ALPHA-HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; CELL LINE; CYTOCHROMES B5; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE; PREGNENOLONE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034039492     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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