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Preferred term

Steroid 21-Hydroxylase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An adrenal microsomal cytochrome P450 enzyme that catalyzes the 21-hydroxylation of steroids in the presence of molecular oxygen and NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE. This enzyme, encoded by CYP21 gene, converts progesterones to precursors of adrenal steroid hormones (CORTICOSTERONE; HYDROCORTISONE). Defects in CYP21 cause congenital adrenal hyperplasia (ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL).

Entry terms

  • 21-Hydroxylase
  • Cytochrome P-450 21-Hydroxylase
  • Cytochrome P-450 c21
  • Cytochrome P-450(c-21)
  • Cytochrome P450c21
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP21
  • Progesterone 21-Hydroxylase
  • Steroid-21-Hydroxylase
  • Steroid 21-Monooxygenase
  • Steroid,hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (21-hydroxylating)

In other languages

  • French

  • 21-Hydroxylase
  • CYP 21
  • CYP21
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP21
  • Cytochrome P450 21
  • Cytochrome P450c21
  • Steroid,hydrogen-donor:oxygen oxidoreductase (21-hydroxylating)
  • Stéroïde 21-hydroxylase
  • Stéroïde 21-monooxygénase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NMVT6C53-1

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