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Beta carotene 15,15' monooxygenase

Medical; Medicine

A monooxygenase that catalyses the conversion of beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal. It was formerly characterised as EC 1.13.11.21 and EC 1.18.3.1.

Beta carotene 15,15' dioxygenase

Medical; Medicine

A monooxygenase that catalyses the conversion of beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal. It was formerly characterised as EC 1.13.11.21 and EC 1.18.3.1.

Beta carotene cleaving enzyme

Medical; Medicine

A monooxygenase that catalyses the conversion of beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal. It was formerly characterised as EC 1.13.11.21 and EC 1.18.3.1.

Beta-carotene cleaving enzyme

Medical; Medicine

A monooxygenase that catalyses the conversion of beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal. It was formerly characterised as EC 1.13.11.21 and EC 1.18.3.1.

Carotene dioxygenase

Medical; Medicine

A monooxygenase that catalyses the conversion of beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal. It was formerly characterised as EC 1.13.11.21 and EC 1.18.3.1.

17 beta-hydroxy-17 alpha-methylestra-4,9,11-trien-3-one

Medical; Medicine

A synthetic non-aromatizable androgen and anabolic steroid. It binds strongly to the androgen receptor and has therefore also been used as an affinity label for this receptor in the prostate and in ...

17 hydroxycorticosteroids

Medical; Medicine

A group of hydroxycorticosteroids bearing a hydroxy group at the 17-position. Urinary excretion of these compounds is used as an index of adrenal function. They are used systemically in the free ...

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