| Literature DB >> 814378 |
G Nicolau, B I Cohen, G Salen, E H Mosbach.
Abstract
12Alpha--Hydroxylation of two C27-steroids by rabbit liver microsomes was studied. Optimal assay conditions were determined with 7alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one and 5beta-cholestand-3alpha, 7alpha-diol as substrates. The rate of 12alpha-hydroxylation of 7alpha-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one was found to be greater than that of 5beta-cholestane-3alpha, 7alpha-diol by ca. 60%. Microsomal 26-hydroxylation of 5beta-cholestane-3alpha7alpha-diol was also measured, and the ratio of 26-hydroxylation to 12alpha-hydroxylation of 5beta-cholestane-3alpha, 7alpha-diol was found to be ca. 0.4. Rabbit liver 12-alphahydroxylase was more active than that of three other species (man, rat, monkey), explaining in part the predominance of cholic acid in rabbit bile.Entities:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 814378 DOI: 10.1007/BF02532665
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lipids ISSN: 0024-4201 Impact factor: 1.880