Structure-function studies of human 5-alpha reductase type 2 using site directed mutagenesis

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 167-175

  Baxter, Fiona O ^a   Trivic, Sasa ^a   Lee, Ian R ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINASTERIDE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE TYPE 1; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE TYPE 2; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; RATS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0035018644     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(01)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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