7-Hydroxylation of 3-oxygenated C27-, C28-, and C29-steroids in rat liver 18,000 g supernate.
Structurally closely related steroids have been tested as substrates for the NADPH-dependent cholesterol-and cholestanol-7 alpha-hydroxylase(s) considered to be the rate-limiting enzyme(s) in bile acid biosynthesis. Of the steroids tested, 5-cholesten-3 alpha-0l, 5 alpha-cholestan-3 alpha-ol, 5 beta...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1978-11-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520406765 |