Ascorbate stimulates monooxygenase-dependent steroidogenesis in adrenal zona glomerulosa

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 338, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 483-490

  Mitani, Fumiko ^a   Ogishima, Tadashi ^b   Mukai, Kuniaki ^a   Suematsu, Makoto ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Aldosterone formation; Aldosterone synthase cytochrome P450aldo; Ascorbic acid; Outer mitochondrial membrane cytochrome b; Semidehydroascorbic acid reductase; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; ASCORBIC ACID; CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOCHROME B; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGENERATION; SODIUM DEFICIENCY; STEROIDOGENESIS; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CYTOCHROMES B; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEROIDS; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27544442734     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.08.156     Document Type: Article

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