5β-Androstanedione

CAS: 1229-12-5

Ref. TR-A637330

Product Information

• Name: 5β-Androstanedione
• Synonyms: Androstane-3,17-dione, (5ß)-, 5ß-Androstane-3,17-dione (8CI), 5ß-Androstanedione (7CI), (5ß)-Androstane-3,17-dione, Etiocholane-3,17-dione, Etiocholanedione, 5-Beta-Androstane-3,17-Dione, Androstane-3,17-dione, (5β)-

Description

Applications 5β-Androstanedione is a metabolite of Dehydroepiandrosterone (D229585), a major secretory steroidal product of the adrenal gland; secretion progresively declines with aging. Dehydroepiandrosterone (D229585) may have estrogen-or androgen-like effects depending on the hormonal milieu. Intracellularly converted to androstenedione. It is used in treatment of menopausal syndrome.
References Saifullah, A., et. al.: Chem. Natural Compd., 50, 669 (2014); Yahara, M., et al.: J. Toxicol. Sci., 2, 161 (1977); Morales, A.J., et al.: J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab., 78, 1360 (1994); Ebeling, P., et al.: Lancet, 343, 1479 (1994)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 288.42
• Formula: C₁₉H₂₈O₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C19H28O2/c1-18-9-7-13(20)11-12(18)3-4-14-15-5-6-17(21)19(15,2)10-8-16(14)18/h12,14-16H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12-,14+,15+,16+,18+,19+/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=RAJWOBJTTGJROA-QJISAEMRSA-N
• SMILES: C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CC[C@@H]4CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CCC2=O