Four-Amino Acid Segment in Steroid 5 Alpha-Reductase 1 Confers Sensitivity to Finasteride, a Competitive Inhibitor

    April 1992 in “ Journal of Biological Chemistry ”
    Anice E. Thigpen, David H. Russell
    Studysummary Four-amino acid part makes enzyme sensitive to finasteride.
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