Steroid sulfate
Steroid sulfates are
precursors and circulating reservoirs for their active unsulfated counterparts.[1] In addition, some steroid sulfates have biological activity in their own right, for instance acting as neurosteroids and modulating ligand-gated ion channels such as the GABAA and NMDA receptors among other biological targets.[1][2]
List of endogenous steroid sulfates
Endogenous steroid sulfates include:[1]
- SULT2B1b)
- SULT2B1a)
- SULT2A1 and SULT1E1)
- Androstenediol sulfate (formed from androstenediol)
- SULT2A1)
- Estrone sulfate (formed from estrone by SULT1E1)
- Estradiol sulfate (formed from estradiol by SULT1A1 and SULT1E1)
- Testosterone sulfate (formed from testosterone)
See also
References
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