17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone

A 21-carbon steroid that is converted from PREGNENOLONE by STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE. It is an intermediate in the delta-5 pathway of biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.

Also Known As:

17 Hydroxypregnenolone; 17 alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone; Hydroxypregnenolone; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3alpha)-Isomer; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,13alpha)-Isomer; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,13alpha,17alpha)-Isomer; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,17alpha)-Isomer; 17alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone; 17 alpha Hydroxypregnenolone; 17alpha Hydroxypregnenolone; Pregn-5-en-20-one, 3,17-dihydroxy-, (3beta)-

Polycyclic Compounds: 6
- Fused-Ring Compounds
  - Steroids: 70059
    - Pregnanes: 9
      - Pregnenes: 1
        Pregnenolone: 356
        17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone: 55
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Adrenal Cortex Hormones: 62914
    - Hydroxycorticosteroids: 7
      - Pregnenolone: 356
        17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone: 55
  - Gonadal Hormones: 716
    - Gonadal Steroid Hormones: 7657
      - Progesterone Congeners: 320
        Pregnenolone: 356
        17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone: 55

3 beta,16 alpha-dihydroxypregn-5-en-20-one

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results