Polycyclic Compound
17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone
AMW:CHEM:040245A 21-carbon steroid that is converted from PREGNENOLONE by STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE. It is an intermediate in the delta-5 pathway of biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.
Biochemistry
chemical