Androstenedione

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

Description

A delta-4 C19 steroid that is produced not only in the TESTIS, but also in the OVARY and the ADRENAL CORTEX. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to TESTOSTERONE as well as ESTRONE and ESTRADIOL.

General Properties

*Molecular Weight

286.41

*Molecular Formula

C₁₉H₂₆O₂

*IUPAC NAME

(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione

*Canonical Smiles

CC12CCC(=O)C=C1CCC3C2CCC4(C3CCC4=O)C

*Isomeric Smiles

C[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]3CCC4=O)C

PhysioChemical Properties

*Melting Point

158(EXP)

*LogP

2.75(EXP)

*Water Solubility

57.8(EXP) at 25C

External Links

• [1]Pubchem
• [2]]1QYX,
• [3]]KEGG Compound
• [4]]KEGG Drug
• [5]Human Metabolome DataBase
• [6]Drugbank

Categories:Hormones