Protein Information

Name P450c17
Synonyms CPT 7; CPT7; CYP17; CYP17A1; CYPXVII; Cytochrome P450 17A1; Cytochrome p450 XVIIA1; P450 C17…

Compound Information

Name ferrous sulfate
CAS sulfuric acid iron(2+) salt (1:1)

Reference List

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19500726 Liu Y, Pocivavsek A, Papadopoulos V: Dehydroepiandrosterone formation is independent of cytochrome P450 17alpha-hydroxylase/17, 20 lyase activity in the mouse brain. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2009 Jul;115(3-5):86-90. Epub 2009 Mar 27.


Cytochrome P450 17alpha-hydroxylase/17, 20 lyase (CYP17) is a microsomal enzyme reported to have two distinct catalytic activities, 17alpha-hydroxylase and 17, 20 lyase, that are essential for the biosynthesis of peripheral androgens such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).
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11226834 Cascio C, Brown RC, Liu Y, Han Z, Hales DB, Papadopoulos V: Pathways of dehydroepiandrosterone formation in rat brain glia. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2000 Dec 15;75(2-3):177-86.


In peripheral steroidogenic tissues, dehydroepiandrosterone (D) is formed from pregnenolone (P) by the microsomal cytochrome P450c17 enzyme.
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9501181 Cascio C, Prasad VV, Lin YY, Lieberman S, Papadopoulos V: Detection of P450c17-independent pathways for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) biosynthesis in brain glial tumor cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Mar 17;95(6):2862-7.

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