代谢
硫酸脱氢表雄酮(DHEAS)是DHEA的硫酸酯。这种转化主要由肾上腺、肝脏和小肠中的磺基转移酶(SULT2A1)可逆催化。脱氢表雄酮硫酸盐也可以通过类固醇硫酸酯酶的作用逆向转化为DHEA。在血液中,大部分的DHEA以DHEAS的形式存在,其水平大约是自由态DHEA的300倍。口服摄入的DHEA在通过肠道和肝脏时会转化为其硫酸盐。DHEAS水平没有昼夜变化。在男性和女性中,将DHEAS转化为DHEA,然后再转化为睾酮需要17β-羟基类固醇脱氢酶。
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is the sulfate ester of DHEA. This conversion is reversibly catalyzed by sulfotransferase (SULT2A1) primarily in the adrenals, the liver, and small intestine. DHEA sulfate can also be back-converted to DHEA through the action of steroid sulfatase. In the blood, most DHEA is found as DHEAS with levels that are about 300 times higher than those of free DHEA. Orally ingested DHEA is converted to its sulfate when passing through intestines and liver. DHEAS levels show no diurnal variation. In males and females, conversion of DHEAS to DHEA and then to testosterone requires the enzyme 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
来源:Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)