Conversion of 4-androstene-3,17-dione to testosterone by Pisum sativum

Lin, Jiann‐Tsyh; Proebsting, William M.; Heftmanń, Erich

doi:10.1016/0031-9422(79)80180-6

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“…In some plant species (Arabidopsis, wheat), AED treatment caused a significant increase in the percentage of plants reaching the reproductive stage [40,41]. Experiments examining the metabolism of androgens in higher plants (pea and cucumber) showed that 14 C-labeled AED added to leaves was transformed to TS [63,64]. These results are in agreement with those found in animal cells.…”

Section: Boldenone Boldione and Other Testosterone Derivativessupporting

confidence: 76%

“…These reactions include the side chain cleavage of cholesterol to the C 21 steroid pregnenolone, followed by a transformation into androstenedione and finally into TS (Figure 4). The latter enzymatic step was confirmed by feeding experiments with 14 C-androstenedione, which was converted to TS in pea and cucumber seedlings and in cultured cells of Nicotiana tabacum [63,64,65]. In contrast to the animal kingdom, where TS and other androgen substances act only as sex hormones, it has been shown in plants that they affect not only their reproductive development (especially flowering and floral sex determination), but also vegetative development [17,18].…”

Section: Testosteronementioning

confidence: 99%

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Plants are Capable of Synthesizing Animal Steroid Hormones

Tarkowská

2019

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As a result of the findings of scientists working on the biosynthesis and metabolism of steroids in the plant and animal kingdoms over the past five decades, it has become apparent that those compounds that naturally occur in animals can also be found as natural constituents of plants and vice versa, i.e., they have essentially the same fate in the majority of living organisms. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge on the occurrence of animal steroid hormones in the plant kingdom, particularly focusing on progesterone, testosterone, androstadienedione (boldione), androstenedione, and estrogens.

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