Title : A key enzyme in the biosynthesis of neurosteroids, 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta 5-delta 4-isomerase (3 beta-HSD), is expressed in rat brain.

Pub. Date : 1995 Jun

PMID : 7637579






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1 In vitro experiments have shown the conversion of pregnenolone, a 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-ene steroid, into progesterone, a delta 4-oxo steroid, thus demonstrating a 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta 5-delta 4 isomerase (3 beta-HSD) enzymatic activity. Progesterone hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase, 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 1 Rattus norvegicus