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- W4385586945 abstract "Steroid hormones are produced from cholesterol in the adrenals, gonads and placenta. The cholesterol is derived from dietary sources and de novo synthesis from acetyl coenzyme A. Cholesterol is esterified and the esters traffic between lipid droplet stores, plasma membrane and cell compartments. Cholesterol needs to be moved into mitochondria to initiate steroidogenesis and this is a rate-limiting step. Steroid synthesis from cholesterol involves cytochrome P450 and dehydrogenase enzymes. The side chain of the 27 carbon cholesterol is reduced in length to the 21 carbon pregnenolone in mitochondria, which is converted to progesterone and deoxycorticosterone in the endoplasmic reticulum. The major end products of steroid hormone synthesis are cortisol, aldosterone, testosterone, progesterone and estradiol. Pathways for steroid production have been known for many years but new routes have been found recently, these include a nonclassic path to dihydrotestosterone, steroid synthesis in the brain and peripheral tissues through intracrine methods of steroid synthesis. In pregnancy, the fetus and placenta work as a unit to produce steroids. Steroids can be sulfated before secretion and the sulfate group can be removed by sulfotransferases before or after uptake by target cells. The transport of steroids and steroid sulfates into cells is now thought to be not only in pregnancy but also as an active process involving carrier or transport proteins." @default.
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- W4385586945 date "2023-01-01" @default.
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- W4385586945 title "Steroid biosynthesis" @default.
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