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)-