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Aketosteroid, or anoxosteroid, is asteroid in which ahydrogenatom has been replaced with aketone (C=O)group.
A17-ketosteroid is a ketosteroid in which the ketone is located specifically at the C17 position (in the upper right corner of most structure diagrams).
Examples of 17-ketosteroids include:
17-Ketosteroids areendogenoussteroid hormones.
