| steroid alpha-ketol oxidase | <enzyme> In conjunction with corticosteroid side-chain-isomerase (EC 5.3.1.21) converts desoxycorticosterone to a 20-oxo-21-oic acid (pregnenoic acid) Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
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| steroid delta-isomerase | <enzyme> Pharmacological action: enzyme inhibitor Registry number: EC 5.3.3.1 Synonym: delta 5-3-oxosteroid isomerase, delta-5-3-ketosteroid isomerase, 3-ketosteroid isomerase, 3-oxosteroid delta 4-5 isomerase, 5-ene-3-ketosteroid isomerase, 5-ene-4-ene-steroid isomerase, 3-oxo-delta(5)-steroid isomerase, 5-pregnene-3,20-dione isomerase, steroid 5-4-ene-isomerase, delta(5)-3-ketosteroid isomerase (26 Jun 1999) |
| steroid diabetes | Diabetes mellitus produced by pharmacological doses of steroid hormones, particularly glucocorticoids or oestrogens; characterised by one or more of the typical manifestations of diabetes mellitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid fever | Fever presumably caused by elevated plasma concentrations of certain pyrogenic steroids; can be produced by administration of etiocholanolone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid finger motif | Family of nuclear transcription factors, most of which are receptors for hormones of the steroid family, for example androgen, oestrogen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, progesterone, retinoic acid, ecdysone, thyroid hormone and the Drosophila transcription factors knirps, ultraspiracle and seven up. This family contains a conserved domain (the steroid finger motif) containing two C4 type zinc fingers. (18 Nov 1997) |
| steroid hormone | <endocrinology> A group of structurally related hormones, based on the cholesterol molecule. They control sex and growth characteristics, are highly lipophilic and are unique in that their receptors are in the nucleus, rather than on the plasma membrane. Examples: testosterone, oestrogen. (18 Nov 1997) |
| steroid hormones | Those hormone's possessing the steroid ring system; e.g., androgens, oestrogens, adrenocortical hormone's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid hydroxylases | <enzyme> Registry number: EC 1.14.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| steroid isomerases | <enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the transposition of double bond(s) in a steroid molecule. Registry number: EC 5.3.3.- (12 Dec 1998) |
| steroid metabolic clearance rate | A measure of the rate of metabolism of a given steroid within the body, usually expressed as liters of body fluid that contain the amount of steroid metabolised per day. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid monooxygenases | Enzymes catalyzing addition of hydroxyl groups to the steroid rings utilizing O2; differentiated into, for example, steroid 11b-monooxygenase, steroid 17a-monooxygenase, and steroid 21-monooxygenase, in accordance with the position of the catalytically introduced hydroxyl group. Synonym: steroid hydroxylases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase | <enzyme> Substrate steroids may be replaced by specific cpds Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| steroid nucleus | tetracyclic steroid nucleus |
| steroid production rate | The total quantity of a given steroid formed in the body, usually expressed as milligrams per day; represents the sum of the glandular secretion of the steroid and extraglandular formation of it from various steroid precursors. (05 Mar 2000) |
| steroid receptor | Family of nuclear transcription factors, most of which are receptors for hormones of the steroid family, for example androgen, oestrogen, glucocorticoid, mineralocorticoid, progesterone, retinoic acid, ecdysone, thyroid hormone and the Drosophila transcription factors knirps, ultraspiracle and seven up. This family contains a conserved domain (the steroid finger motif) containing two C4 type zinc fingers. (18 Nov 1997) |