5α-Pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one

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5α-Pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one
5-alpha-Pregnane-3-alpha 17-alpha-diol-20-one.svg
Names
IUPAC name
3α,17-Dihydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one [1]
Systematic IUPAC name
1-[(1R,3aS,3bR,5aS,7R,9aS,9bS,11aS)-1,7-Dihydroxy-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]ethan-1-one
Other names
5α-pregnan-3α,17α-diol-20-one, [2] [3] [4] 5α-pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one, [5] [6] 3α,5α-3,17-dihydroxypregnan-20-one, [7] 17-hydroxyallopregnanolone, [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] 17‐OH-allopregnanolone. [14] [15] [4] [16]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 229-994-6
PubChem CID
  • Key: LKQDFQLSEHWIRK-JRRMKBMNSA-N
  • InChI=1S/C21H34O3/c1-13(22)21(24)11-8-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)6-9-19(14,2)17(16)7-10-20(18,21)3/h14-18,23-24H,4-12H2,1-3H3/t14-,15+,16+,17-,18-,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
  • CC(=O)[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CC[C@H](C4)O)C)C)O
Properties
C21H34O3
Molar mass 334.500 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Comparison of chemical structures for allopregnane, allopregnanolone and 5a-Pregnane-3a,17a-diol-20-one (17a-allopregnanolone). Please note that the difference between the allopregnanolone and 5a-Pregnane-3a,17a-diol-20-one is a hydroxyl function group (-OH) at C17 position. 17-alpha-hydroxyallopregnanolone-comparison-3-pregnanes.svg
Comparison of chemical structures for allopregnane, allopregnanolone and 5α-Pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one (17α-allopregnanolone). Please note that the difference between the allopregnanolone and 5α-Pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one is a hydroxyl function group (−OH) at C17 position.
Structure of cholestane, a steroid with 27 carbon atoms. Its core ring system (ABCD), composed of 17 carbon atoms, is shown with IUPAC-approved ring lettering and atom numbering. Trimethyl steroid-nomenclature.svg
Structure of cholestane, a steroid with 27 carbon atoms. Its core ring system (ABCD), composed of 17 carbon atoms, is shown with IUPAC-approved ring lettering and atom numbering.

5α-Pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one, also known as 17α-hydroxyallopregnanolone (17-OH-allo) is an endogenous steroid.

Function

5α-Pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one is a metabolite, an intermediate product within the androgen backdoor pathway [17] in which 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17‐OHP) is 5α-reduced and finally converted to 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) without testosterone as a metabolic intermediate. [18] [6]

The pathway can be outlined as 17-OHP → 5α-pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione5α-pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-oneandrosterone5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol → DHT. [19] [14] [20]

Biosynthesis

5α-Pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one is produced from 5α-pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione [21] in a reaction catalyzed by a reductive 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3α-HSD), [22] i.e. by the two aldo-keto reductase isozymes: AKR1C2 and AKR1C4, [23] and by 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 6 (HSD17B6) that also has the 3α-HSD activity. [23]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">5β-Dihydroprogesterone</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Allopregnanediol</span> Chemical compound

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