Allopregnane
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Preferred IUPAC name
(1S,3aS,3bS,5aR,9aS,9bS,11aR)-1-Ethyl-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene | |
Other names
Allopregnane; 17β-Ethyl-5α-androstane; 10β,13β-Dimethyl-17β-ethyl-5α-gonane
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2502007 | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.345 ![]() |
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Properties | |
C21H36 | |
Molar mass | 288.519 g/mol |
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H413 | |
P273, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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5α-Pregnane, also known as Allopregnane or as 10β,13β-dimethyl-17β-ethyl-5α-gonane, is a steroid and a parent compound of a variety of steroid derivatives.[1][2] It is one of the epimers of pregnane, the other being 5β-pregnane. Derivatives of Allopregnane include the naturally occurring steroids Allopregnanolone, Allopregnanediol, Isopregnanolone, and 5α-Dihydroprogesterone.
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References[]
- ^ Schneider, J. J. (November 1952). "Conversion of desoxycorticosterone to four allopregnane metabolites by rat liver in vitro". J Biol Chem. 199 (1): 235–244. PMID 12999835.
- ^ William M. Haynes (22 June 2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition. CRC Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3.
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- 5α-Pregnanes
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