Androgen and 19-norandrogen aromatization by equine and human placental microsomes.
J Steroid Biochem
; 33(5): 949-54, 1989 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
The ability of equine and human placental microsomes to aromatize testosterone and 19-nortestosterone was studied. When 3 microM [1 beta,2 beta-3H]testosterone was used as substrate, the specific activity of equine placental microsomal aromatase was 2.5 times higher than that of the human microsomal enzyme. Although 19-nortestosterone was aromatized 67 times more rapidly by equine than by human aromatase, we found that equine aromatase exhibited a markedly weaker affinity for this substrate than did the human enzyme. Competitive inhibition of testosterone aromatization by 19-nortestosterone occurred with both equine and human aromatases. While having no effect on mare placental microsomes, Na+ and K+ (500 mM) stimulated testosterone aromatization by human placental microsomes by 73 and 52% respectively. If indeed a single enzyme is responsible for the aromatization of testosterone and 19-nortestosterone, which seems to be the case in both equine and human placental aromatase, our results show that differences in the structure of the active sites exist between equine and human aromatases.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Placenta
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Testosterona
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Aromatase
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Nandrolona
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Steroid Biochem
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França