title: Androgen biosynthesis. I. Enzymatic cleavage of the cholesterol side-chain to dehydroepiandrosterone and 2-methylheptan-6-one.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D000728:Androgens / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000818:Animals; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D002854:Chromatography, Paper; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007659:Ketones / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D010053:Ovary / Q000378:metabolism*; D011284:Pregnenolone / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013737:Testis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D007659:Ketones; D014316:Tritium; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D009249:NADP; D011284:Pregnenolone; D002784:Cholesterol