HUMAN PLACENTAL CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE - ENZYMATIC-SYNTHESIS OF (22R)-20-ALPHA,22-DIHYDROXYCHOLESTEROL

被引:22
作者
TUCKEY, RC
CAMERON, KJ
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Nedlands
关键词
STEROIDS; CYTOCHROME-P450(SCC); PLACENTAL MITOCHONDRIA; (22R)-20-ALPHA; 22-DIHYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; (22R)-22-HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; PREGNENOLONE;
D O I
10.1016/0039-128X(93)90024-H
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
(22R)-20alpha,22-Dihydroxycholesterol is the second intermediate in the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone by cytochrome P450scc in steroidogenic tissues. We report a rapid method for the enzymatic synthesis of (22R)-20alpha,22-dihydroxycholesterol from (22R)-22-hydroxycholesterol using mitochondria from the human placenta.
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页码:230 / 233
页数:4
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