Steroid hydroxylase

Corticosteroid biosynthetic pathway in rat

A steroid hydroxylase is a class of hydroxylase enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of steroids. ^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Steroidogenic enzyme

Additional images

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  Steroidogenesis
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  Steroid nomenclature — numbering of carbons
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  Production of DHEA from Cholesterol

References

1. Waterman, M. R.; Simpson, E. R. (2022-02-07), Chapter 3. Mechanisms of Regulation of Steroid Hydroxylase Gene Expression , De Gruyter, pp. 101–152, doi:10.1515/9783112563281-004, ISBN   978-3-11-256328-1 , retrieved 2023-03-17
2. Waterman, MICHAEL R.; Simpson, EVAN R. (1989-01-01), Clark, JAMES H. (ed.), "Regulation of Steroid Hydroxylase Gene Expression Is Multifactorial in Nature" , Proceedings of the 1988 Laurentian Hormone Conference, Recent Progress in Hormone Research, vol. 45, Boston: Academic Press, pp. 533–566, doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-571145-6.50016-9, ISBN   978-0-12-571145-6, PMID   2554434 , retrieved 2023-03-17

External links

• Steroid+hydroxylases at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)