Androstenedione

A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.

Also Known As:

4 Androstene 3,17 dione; 4-Androstene-3,17-dione; delta-4-Androstenedione; delta 4 Androstenedione; Androst-4-ene-3,17-dione

Polycyclic Compounds: 6
- Fused-Ring Compounds
  - Steroids: 70059
    - Ketosteroids: 23
      - 17-Ketosteroids: 611
        Androstenedione: 1298
    - Androstanes: 11
      - Androstenes: 5
        Androstenedione: 1298
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
- Hormones: 80400
  - Adrenal Cortex Hormones: 62914
    - 17-Ketosteroids: 611
      - Androstenedione: 1298
  - Gonadal Hormones: 716
    - Gonadal Steroid Hormones: 7657
      - Testosterone Congeners: 112
        Androstenedione: 1298

MDL 102253

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results