half-lifes and esters

[buckwheat1]

The different esters cause different half-lifes or release of the product.

What causes the ester to be removed from the product so that it is in its free state? Liver? Enzymes?

The body usually has rate limiting processes. If that were the case, the half-life of the product would increase once this rate limiting step has been reached.

 

[buckwheat1]

Come on. Somebody must have at least a theory on how the steriod esters break down in the body???

 

[thx9000]

It is by enzyme.

See:

http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/pharmacology/enzymatic-conversions-and-anabolic-steroids.htm

and...

http://www.anabolicextreme.com/anabolic/archives/anex_archives_issue9_sanjac.htm

This one is a little more complicated:

http://www.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/steroid-hormones.html