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Molecular mechanisms of estrogen recognition and 17-keto reduction by human 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1.
Chemico-biological interactions - 30 Jan 2001
Ghosh D, Vihko P
Abstract excerpt
The reduction of inactive estrone (E1) to the active estrogen 17beta-estradiol (E2) is catalyzed by type 1 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17HSD1). Crystallographic studies, modeling and activity measurement of mutants and chimeric enzymes have led to the understanding of its mechanism of action and the molecular basis for the estrogenic specificity. An electrophilic attack on the C17-keto oxygen by the Tyr...
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