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Table 1 Steroids tested for conversion with CYP106A2

From: Steroid conversion with CYP106A2 – production of pharmaceutically interesting DHEA metabolites

Steroid

Product formation: main hydroxylation position (minor products if known)

Induction of high-spin shift

3-oxo-Δ4 type steroids

  

Deoxycorticosteronea

15β

Yes

6-Fluoric-methyl-deoxycorticosteroneb

15β

Yes

Corticosteronea

15β

No

Cholestenonec

15β

Yes

Progesteronea

15β (11α, 6β, 9α)

No

17α-Hydroxyprogesteronea

15β

No

20α-Dihydroprogesteronea

15β

No

Androstenedionea

15β

Yes

Testosteronea

15β

Yes

3-hydroxy-Δ5-steroids

  

Dehydroepiandrosterone

7β (7α)

No

Pregnenolone

No

Stigmasterol

No

No

Cholesterol

No

No

Other steroids

  

Estradiol

No

No

Estrone

No

No

Cis/Trans-androsterone

No

No

Digitoxigenin

n.d

No

Prednisone

n.d.

No

Dexamethasone

n.d

No

  1. no = no conversion/no spin shift, n.d. = hydroxylation position not determined.
  2.  = tested in this work.
  3. a[14]b[44]c[26].