Studies on the catalytic function of aromatase: Aromatization of 6-alkoxy-substituted androgens

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 65-73

  Numazawa, Mitsuteru ^a   Ando, Momoko ^a   Zennyoji, Rika ^a  

^a TOHOKU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

6 Alkoxy androgen; Aromatase inhibitor; Biological aromatization; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Human placental aromatase; Suicide substrate

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; STEROID;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSOME; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLACENTA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEROID ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSOMES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0036756772     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(02)00148-6     Document Type: Article

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