Studies on the Metabolism of Steroids in the Foetus: Biosynthesis of 3‐Hydroxy‐Δ4‐C19 Steroids in the Human Foetal Liver

Belisário P. Lisboa, Jan‐Åke Gustafsson

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    Abstract

    After incubation of testosterone with the 105000 ×g microsome fraction from human foetal liver 4‐androstene‐3α,17β‐diol was isolated. Incubation of testosterone with the 105000 ×g supernatant fraction resulted in the formation of 4‐androstene‐3α(and 3β),17β‐diol. When incubated with liver slices testosterone was metabolized into 4‐androstene‐3α,17β‐diol and 3α‐ and 3β‐hydroxy‐4‐androsten‐17‐one.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)556-559
    Number of pages4
    JournalEuropean Journal of Biochemistry
    Volume14
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 1970

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biochemistry

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