Aromatase reaction of 3-deoxyandrogens: Steric mode of the C-19 oxygenation and cleavage of the C10-C19 bond by human placental aromatase

Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 32, 2005, Pages 10839-10845

  Numazawa, Mitsuteru ^a   Nagaoka, Masao ^a   Sohtome, Norishige ^a  

^a TOHOKU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPLEXATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYDROXYLATION; ISOMERS; RADIOACTIVITY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

AROMATASE; CYTOCHROMES; FORMIC ACID; OXYGENATION;

PROTEINS;

11BETA HYDROXYANDROSTENEDIONE; 3 DEOXYANDROGEN; ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; CYTOCHROME P450; ESTRONE; FORMIC ACID; HUMAN PLACENTAL AROMATASE; HYDROGEN; METHYL GROUP; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOMERISM; MICROSOME; OXYGENATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REACTION ANALYSIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STEREOSPECIFICITY;

ANDROGENS; AROMATASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYLATION; MICROSOMES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PLACENTA; STEREOISOMERISM; TRITIUM;

EID: 23844469709     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0508744     Document Type: Article

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