Enzymatic cleavage of the cholesterol side chain to dehydroepiandrosterone and 2-methylheptan-6-one.
D000818:Animals; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002417:Cattle; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000032:analysis*; D007659:Ketones / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009243:NAD / Q000494:pharmacology; D009249:NADP / Q000494:pharmacology; D013737:Testis / Q000201:enzymology*
D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D007659:Ketones; D009243:NAD; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D009249:NADP; D002784:Cholesterol