Androgen biosynthesis. I. Enzymatic cleavage of the cholesterol side-chain to dehydroepiandrosterone and 2-methylheptan-6-one

Biochim Biophys Acta. 1968 Sep 2;164(1):110-23. doi: 10.1016/0005-2760(68)90077-5.
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MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Glands / metabolism*
  • Androgens / biosynthesis
  • Animals
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Cholesterol / metabolism
  • Chromatography, Paper
  • Chromatography, Thin Layer
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone / biosynthesis*
  • Fatty Acids / metabolism
  • Female
  • Ketones / isolation & purification
  • Ketones / metabolism*
  • Male
  • Methods
  • NADP / metabolism
  • Ovary / metabolism*
  • Pregnenolone / metabolism
  • Rats
  • Testis / metabolism*
  • Tritium

Substances

  • Androgens
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Fatty Acids
  • Ketones
  • Tritium
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone
  • NADP
  • Pregnenolone
  • Cholesterol