Polycyclic Compound
5-alpha-Dihydroprogesterone
AMW:CHEM:040212A biologically active 5-alpha-reduced metabolite of plasma PROGESTERONE. It is the immediate precursor of 5-alpha-pregnan-3-alpha-ol-20-one (ALLOPREGNANOLONE), a neuroactive steroid that binds with GABA(A) RECEPTOR.
Biochemistry
chemical