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SUBMITTER: Hashiguchi T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623657 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hashiguchi Takuyu T Kurogi Katsuhisa K Shimohira Takehiko T Teramoto Takamasa T Liu Ming-Cheh MC Suiko Masahito M Sakakibara Yoichi Y
Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects 20170803 11 Pt A
Cytosolic sulfotransferase (SULT)-mediated sulfation is generally known to involve the transfer of a sulfonate group from the active sulfate, 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS), to a hydroxyl group or an amino group of a substrate compound. We report here that human SULT2A1, in addition to being able to sulfate dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and other hydroxysteroids, could also catalyze the sulfation of Δ<sup>4</sup>-3-ketosteroids, which carry no hydroxyl groups in their chemical stru ...[more]