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Aromatase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the desaturation (aromatization) of the ring A of C19 androgens and converts them to C18 estrogens. In this process, the 19-methyl is removed. This enzyme is membrane-bound, located in the endoplasmic reticulum of estrogen-producing cells of ovaries, placenta, testes, adipose, and brain tissues. Aromatase is encoded by the CYP19 gene, and functions in complex with NADPH-FERRIHEMOPROTEIN REDUCTASE in the cytochrome P-450 system.

Entry terms

  • Androstenedione Aromatase
  • CYP 19
  • CYP19
  • CYP19 Protein
  • Cytochrome P450 19
  • Cytochrome P-450(AROM)
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP19
  • Estrogen Synthase
  • Estrogen Synthetase
  • P450AROM

In other languages

  • French

  • CYP 19
  • CYP19
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP19
  • Cytochrome P450 19
  • Cytochrome P450arom

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