Health Effect: 5alpha-reductase inhibitor
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Name | 5alpha-reductase inhibitor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ChEBI ID | 50781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ChEBI Name | 5alpha-reductase inhibitor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ChEBI Definition | An EC 1.3.1.* (oxidoreductase acting on CH-CH group of donor, NAD(+) or NADP(+) as acceptor) inhibitor that interferes with the action of of 3-oxo-5alpha-steroid 4-dehydrogenase (NADP(+)), EC 1.3.1.22, the enzyme which converts testosterone (CHEBI:17347) into the more potent androgen 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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