Chemistry:Androstane

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Androstane
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Names
IUPAC name
5ξ-Androstane
Systematic IUPAC name
(3aS,3bS,5aΞ,9aS,9bS,11aS)-9a,11a-Dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene
Other names
Etioallocholane; 10β,13β-Dimethylgonane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C19H32
Molar mass 260.465 g·mol−1
Density 0.95 g/ml
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Androstane is a C19 steroidal hydrocarbon with a gonane core. Androstane can exist as either of two isomers, known as 5α-androstane and 5β-androstane.

Pharmacology

5α-Androstane is reported to be effective as an androgen, in spite of having no oxygen containing functional groups.[1][2]

Androstanes

Androstanes are steroid derivatives with carbons present at positions 1 through 19.


See also

References

  1. "Role of dihydrotestosterone in androgen action". Prostate Suppl 6 (S6): 88–92. 1996. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0045(1996)6+<88::AID-PROS17>3.0.CO;2-N. PMID 8630237. 
  2. "5α-Androstane—An Androgenic Hydrocarbon". Endocrinology 67 (6): 887–889. 1960. doi:10.1210/endo-67-6-887. ISSN 0013-7227. PMID 13749674.