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== Function == | == Function == | ||
This enzyme helps produce this female sex | The primary function of Aromatase is to produce estrogens by aromatizing androgens. Aromatase converts androstenedione to estrogen and testosterone to estradiol. <ref> "Aromatase Products" [http://www.novusbio.com/aromatase#13225047480835&ga_enabled%3B0] </ref> Aromatase is also a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of estrogens through a process called steroidogenesis. This enzyme helps produce this female sex hormone, estrogen, that helps to fuel the growth of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. | ||
== Aromatase Inhibitors == | == Aromatase Inhibitors == | ||
Inhibitors of Aromatase stop the estrogen production in post-menopausal women. This action is done by blocking the Aromatase enzyme by turning the hormone, androgen, into small amounts of estrogen. <ref> "Aromatase Inhibitors" [http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/hormonal/aromatase_inhibitors/] </ref> | Inhibitors of Aromatase stop the estrogen production in post-menopausal women. This action is done by blocking the Aromatase enzyme by turning the hormone, androgen, into small amounts of estrogen. <ref> "Aromatase Inhibitors" [http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/hormonal/aromatase_inhibitors/] </ref> | ||
