A key enzyme of animal steroidogenesis can function in plants enhancing their immunity and accelerating the processes of growth and development.

GV, Shpakovski; SG, Spivak; IN, Berdichevets; OG, Babak; SV, Kubrak; AV, Kilchevsky; AV, Aralov; IY, Slovokhotov; DG, Shpakovski; EN, Baranova; MR, Khaliluev; EK, Shematorova

doi:10.1186/s12870-017-1123-2

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A key enzyme of animal steroidogenesis can function in plants enhancing their immunity and accelerating the processes of growth and development.

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Shpakovski GV

Spivak SG

Berdichevets IN

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>The initial stage of the biosynthesis of steroid hormones in animals occurs in the mitochondria of steroidogenic tissues, where cytochrome P450<sub>SCC</sub> (CYP11A1) encoded by the CYP11A1 gene catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol into pregnenolone - the general precursor of ...

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Mitochondria

Progesterone

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