6ß-Hydroxyprogesterone
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Steroid carbon nomenclature
Trivial names: 6ß-Hydroxyprogesterone
Systematic name: 6ß-Hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
Molecular formula: C21H30O3
Product [1]
Pathway:
Progesterone
6ß-Hydroxyprogesterone
Reaction: steroid ß-hydroxylation at C6
Enzyme: steroid 6ß-hydroxylase, CYP3A
EC 1.14.14.1
Reference
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Chang, T.K., Teixeira, J., Gil, G. and Waxman, D.J. (1993)
The lithocholic acid 6ß-hydroxylase cytochrome P-450, CYP 3A10,
is an active catalyst of steroid-hormone 6ß-hydroxylation.
Biochem. J. 291, 429-433.
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