16α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone (16α-hydroxy-DHEA or 16α-OH-DHEA) is an endogenous metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Both 16α-OH-DHEA and its 3β-sulfate ester, 16α-OH-DHEA-S, are intermediates in the biosynthesis of estriol from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).[1] 16α-OH-DHEA has estrogenic activity.[2]
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3β,16α-Dihydroxyandrost-5-en-17-one
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2R,3aS,3bR,7S,9aR,9bS,11aS)-3,7-Dihydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-2,3,3a,3b,4,6,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-one | |
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C19H28O3 | |
Molar mass | 304.42 g/mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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edit- ^ Raju U, Bradlow HL, Levitz M (1990). "Estriol-3-sulfate in human breast cyst fluid. Concentrations, possible origin, and physiologic implications". Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 586: 83–7. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1990.tb17793.x. PMID 2141460.
- ^ Miller KK, Al-Rayyan N, Ivanova MM, Mattingly KA, Ripp SL, Klinge CM, Prough RA (2013). "DHEA metabolites activate estrogen receptors alpha and beta". Steroids. 78 (1): 15–25. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2012.10.002. PMC 3529809. PMID 23123738.