3α-Androstanediol

3α-Androstanediol
Names
	IUPAC name 5α-Androstane-3α,17β-diol
	Systematic IUPAC name (1S,3aS,3bR,5aS,7R,9aS,9bS,11aS)-9a,11a-Dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-1,7-diol
	Other names Hombreol
Identifiers
CAS Number	1852-53-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:36713;
ChemSpider	15039;
ECHA InfoCard	100.015.862
PubChem CID	15818;
UNII	J34MX0M30Y ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3022378 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H32O2/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/h12-17,20-21H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12-,13+,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1 Key: CBMYJHIOYJEBSB-KHOSGYARSA-N; InChI=1/C19H32O2/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/h12-17,20-21H,3-11H2,1-2H3/t12-,13+,14-,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1 Key: CBMYJHIOYJEBSB-KHOSGYARBM;
	SMILES C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CC[C@H]4C[C@H](O)CC[C@@]43C)[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]2O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H32O2
Molar mass	292.463 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

3α-Androstanediol also known as 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol and sometimes shortened in the literature to 3α-diol, is an endogenous steroid hormone and neurosteroid and a metabolite of androgens like dihydrotestosterone (DHT).^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Reddy DS (2010). "Neurosteroids". Sex Differences in the Human Brain, their Underpinnings and Implications. Progress in Brain Research. Vol. 186. pp. 113–37. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53630-3.00008-7. ISBN 9780444536303. PMC 3139029. PMID 21094889.
^ Jin Y, Penning TM (March 2001). "Steroid 5alpha-reductases and 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases: key enzymes in androgen metabolism". Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 15 (1): 79–94. doi:10.1053/beem.2001.0120. PMID 11469812.
^ Penning TM, Bauman DR, Jin Y, Rizner TL (February 2007). "Identification of the molecular switch that regulates access of 5alpha-DHT to the androgen receptor". Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 265–266: 77–82. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2006.12.007. PMC 1857325. PMID 17223255.

[pmid21094889-1] Reddy DS (2010). "Neurosteroids". Sex Differences in the Human Brain, their Underpinnings and Implications. Progress in Brain Research. Vol. 186. pp. 113–37. doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53630-3.00008-7. ISBN 9780444536303. PMC 3139029. PMID 21094889.

[pmid11469812-2] Jin Y, Penning TM (March 2001). "Steroid 5alpha-reductases and 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases: key enzymes in androgen metabolism". Best Pract. Res. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 15 (1): 79–94. doi:10.1053/beem.2001.0120. PMID 11469812.

[pmid17223255-3] Penning TM, Bauman DR, Jin Y, Rizner TL (February 2007). "Identification of the molecular switch that regulates access of 5alpha-DHT to the androgen receptor". Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 265–266: 77–82. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2006.12.007. PMC 1857325. PMID 17223255.

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