Selective inhibition of human type 1 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase by synthetic steroids and xenobiotics.

Functional analyses were performed with microsomal human 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 overexpressed in the yeast Pichia pastoris. Cell extracts or microsomes from transformed strains displayed dehydrogenase and reductase activities, which were up to 10 times higher than in human liver...

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Main Authors: Hult, M, Jörnvall, H, Oppermann, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998