Testosterone: a metabolic hormone in health and disease
The result corroborates the conclusion that these steroids should be true intermediates of the anoxic pathway. The ethyl acetate-extractable sample was then analyzed by UPLC-APCI-MS, and WPS2, WPS5β, and WPS6 were present in the extract (data not shown). The hydration reaction implies a novel type of hydratase acting on C-1 and C-2 of steroid compounds. …