Qingpin Xiao Created 2026-10-20 Updated 2026-11-05
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Finasteride is an unsaturated 4-azasteroid inhibitor of steroid 5α-reductase. Enzyme-generated reduction and enolate capture of oxidized cofactor give a covalent cofactor–inhibitor adduct; the protein itself need not be covalently modified.
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