'Desmolases are a group enzymes involved in steroidogenesis. Steroid metabolism is the complete set of Chemical reactions in organisms that produce modify and consume Steroids These Metabolic pathways include Examples are:
- Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, also called 20,22-Desmolase
- 17,20 desmolase, also called CYP17A1 or 17α-hydroxylase. Cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A polypeptide 1, also known as CYP11A1, is a human Gene. CYP17A1 (also known as 17&alpha-hydroxylase/1720 lyase/1720 desmolase) is a Cytochrome P450 enzyme which acts upon Pregnenolone and Progesterone
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