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| IUPAC name 3β-Hydroxy-5β-androstan-17-one | |
| Systematic IUPAC name (3aS,3bR,5aR,7S,9aS,9bS,11aS)-7-Hydroxy-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-one | |
| Other names 5β-Androstan-3β-ol-17-one; Etiocholan-3β-ol-17-one | |
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| Properties | |
| C19H30O2 | |
| Molar mass | 290.447 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Epietiocholanolone, also known as3β-hydroxy-5β-androstan-17-one or asetiocholan-3β-ol-17-one, is anetiocholane (5β-androstane)steroid as well as an inactivemetabolite oftestosterone that is formed in theliver.[1][2][3] Themetabolic pathway is testosterone to5β-dihydrotestosterone (via5β-reductase),[1] 5β-dihydrotestosterone to3β,5β-androstanediol (via3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase), and 3β,5β-androstanediol to epietiocholanolone (via17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase).[3] Epietiocholanolone can also be formed directly from5β-androstanedione (via 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase).[3][4] It isglucuronidated andsulfated in the liver andexcreted inurine.[3][5]