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    Allopregnane

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    Short description: Steroid chemical compound
    Allopregnane
    5α-Pregnane.svg
    Names
    IUPAC name
    5α-Pregnane
    Systematic 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
    Identifiers
    3D model (JSmol)
    2502007
    ChEBI
    ChemSpider
    EC Number
    • 211-378-3
    UNII
    Properties
    C21H36
    Molar mass 288.519 g/mol
    Hazards
    H413
    P273, P501
    Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
    Infobox references

    Allopregnane, also known as 5α-pregnane 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

    1. Schneider, J. J. (November 1952). "Conversion of desoxycorticosterone to four allopregnane metabolites by rat liver in vitro". J Biol Chem 199 (1): 235–244. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)44830-2. PMID 12999835. 
    2. William M. Haynes (22 June 2016). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition. CRC Press. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-4987-5429-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=VVezDAAAQBAJ&pg=SA3-PA462. 





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