Steroid-transforming enzymes in fungi

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 79-91

  Kristan, Katja ^a,b   Rižner, Tea Lanišnik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Lek dd   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

14 Demethylase; C 24 methyl transferase; Ergosterol pathway; Hydroxylases; Oxidoreductases

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ACYL COENZYME A DESATURASE; ERGOSTEROL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ISOMERASE; LYASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; STEROID; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; STEROL 14ALPHA DEMETHYLASE;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CURVULARIA LUNATA; DEHYDROGENATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FUNGUS; MUCORALES; NECTRIA HAEMATOCOCCA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PHANEROCHAETE; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STEROIDOGENESIS; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGI; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; STEROID HYDROXYLASES; STEROIDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 84857789607     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: 18791220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.08.012     Document Type: Review

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