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Membrane reconstitution of recombinant guinea pig cytochrome P45017alpha and the effects of site-directed mutagenesis on androgen formation.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology - 1 Jul 2002
Owaki Akiko, Takamasa Ayami, Yamazaki Takeshi, Kominami Shiro
Abstract excerpt
Although cytochrome P45017alpha catalyzes the formation of androgen from both pregnenolone and progesterone, the production of androstenedione from progesterone is a major pathway in the guinea pig, rat, mouse, and hamster. In contrast, human, bovine and sheep P45017alpha produce dehydroepiandrosterone from pregnenolone. Cytochrome P45017alphas from all of these animals have high homology in the amino acid...
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