Epitestosterone

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Contents 1 Description 2 General Properties 3 PhysioChemical Properties 4 External Links

Description

The 17-alpha isomer of TESTOSTERONE, derived from PREGNENOLONE via the delta5-steroid pathway, and via 5-androstene-3-beta,17-alpha-diol. Epitestosterone acts as an antiandrogen in various target tissues. The ratio between testosterone/epitestosterone is used to monitor anabolic drug abuse.

General Properties

*Molecular Weight

288.42

*Molecular Formula

C₁₉H₂₈O₂

*IUPAC NAME

(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one

*Canonical Smiles

CC12CCC3C(C1CCC2O)CCC4=CC(=O)CCC34C

*Isomeric Smiles

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@H]2O)CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C

PhysioChemical Properties

*Melting Point

*LogP

*Water Solubility

External Links

• [1]Pubchem
• [2]]2IPF,[[3]]2IPG,[[4]]2IPJ,
• [5]Human Metabolome DataBase

Categories:Hormones