Steroid metabolism by mouse submaxillary glands. I. metabolism of testosterone and 4-androstene-3,17-dione |
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Authors: | James C. Coffey |
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Affiliation: | 1. Dental Research Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 USA;2. Department of Pediatrics University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 USA |
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Abstract: | Tritiated 4-androstene-3,17-dione and testosterone were incubated with submaxillary gland homogenates of 6 month old male mice. In 15 and 180 minute incubations fortified with NADPH, submaxillary tissue converted 4-androstene-3,17-dione predominantly to androsterone and, to a lesser extent, testosterone, 17β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-3-one and 5α-androstane-3α, 17β-diol. Testosterone was converted primarily to 5α-androstane-3α, 17β-diol when exogenous NADPH was available; trace amounts of 4-androstene-3,17-dione, 17β-hydroxy-5α-androstan-3-one and androsterone were also formed. When a NADPH-generating system was omitted from the incubation medium both 4-androstene-3,17-dione and testosterone were poorly metabolized by submaxillary tissue; the amounts of reduced metabolites accumulating were markedly reduced. |
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