16α-Hydroxy-DHEA sulfate explained

16α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (16α-OH-DHEA-S), also known as 16α-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-5-en-3β-yl sulfate, is an endogenous, naturally occurring steroid and a metabolic intermediate in the production of estriol from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) during pregnancy.^{[1] [2]} It is the C3β sulfate ester of 16α-hydroxy-DHEA.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Pregnenolone sulfate
• Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
• 15α-Hydroxy-DHEA sulfate
• 16α-Hydroxyandrostenedione
• 16α-Hydroxyestrone
• Estrone sulfate

Notes and References

1. Book: Jerome F. Strauss, III. Robert L. Barbieri. Yen and Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology. 13 September 2013. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-1-4557-2758-2. 256–.
2. Book: Hiroshi Yamazaki. Fifty Years of Cytochrome P450 Research. 23 June 2014. Springer. 978-4-431-54992-5. 385–.
3. Book: Mike S. Lee. Mass Spectrometry Handbook. 8 May 2012. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-470-53673-5. 320–.
4. Book: Shlomo Melmed. Kenneth S. Polonsky. P. Reed Larsen . Henry M. Kronenberg . Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 30 November 2015. Elsevier Health Sciences. 978-0-323-29738-7. 839–.