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Sterol metabolism in extra-hepatic tissues

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It is currently believed that cholesterol is the principal precursor of steroid hormones in endocrine organs and that it is converted to hormones via pregnenolone. The cholesterol molecule is first hydroxylated at C-20, and then at C-22 to yield 20α,22ζ-dihydroxy-cholesterol and this is then cleaved between C-20 and C-22 to yield pregnenolone and isocaproic acid./p>

The enzyme system catalysing this series of reactions (cholesterol oxidase, E.C. 1.1.3.6) has been investigated in some...

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University of Oxford
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DPhil
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Doctoral
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University of Oxford


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2017-10-05
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