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Chapter 1 7-bonds 9 . It is now widely accepted that some enzymes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> P450subgroup (notably aromatase <strong>and</strong> lanosterol 14-α−demethylase) <strong>in</strong>extension to <strong>the</strong>ir role <strong>in</strong> hydroxylation <strong>and</strong> related oxygen <strong>in</strong>sertionreactions can catalyze a sequence <strong>of</strong> reactions lead<strong>in</strong>g to C-C bondcleavage 8,9 . Cytochrome P-450-dependent lanosterol 14-α−demethylase(P-450 DM) catalyzes <strong>the</strong> first step <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> biochemically importantconversion <strong>of</strong> lanosterol to cholesterol by removal <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 14-α−methylgroup <strong>of</strong> lanosterol to give <strong>the</strong> ∆ 14-15 desatured sterol 10 , or ergosterol.Both cholesterol <strong>and</strong> ergosterol are essential constituents <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cellmembranes <strong>in</strong> mammals <strong>and</strong> fungi, respectively.Aromatase211119910128181314171615HO3456714-α-DemethylaseFigure 1.6: Site <strong>of</strong> action by Aromatase <strong>and</strong> 14-α-DemethylaseThe aromatase Cytochrome P-450 is <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> specificrecognition <strong>and</strong> b<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> C-19 steroid substrates <strong>and</strong> catalyzes <strong>the</strong>multistep oxidative reaction sequence lead<strong>in</strong>g to aromatization <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> A r<strong>in</strong>g<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> steroid 72 . In figure 1.6 <strong>the</strong> reaction sites <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> AromataseCytochrome P-450 <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> Lanosterol 14-α−demethylase (P-450 DM) areshown.1.2.1. Inhibitory Activity <strong>of</strong> Antifungal Agents on 14-a -Demethylase.Ergosterol 2 is <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> structural component <strong>of</strong> fungal cellmembranes (Fig.1.7).

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