Rate limiting enzyme in testosterone synthesis
Cholesterol is first acted upon by desmolase and a 6-carbon unit is cleaved off, forming 21 carbon steroid, pregnenolone It is the common precursor for all the steroid hormonesRef: DM Vasudevan, 7th edition, page no: 664
17,20 lyase
20,22-desmolase
3-bHSD
17-hydroxylase
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