The mechanism of cytochrome P-450 dependent C–C bond cleavage: studies on 17α-hydroxylase-17,20-lyase

Abstract
It is shown that formation of 17α-hydroxyandrost-5-en-3β-ol from pregnenolone occurs solely at the expense of the cleavage of the C-17–C-20 bond of the precursor and is best rationalised by invoking the participation of an FeIII–OOH intermediate in the acyl–carbon fission process.

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