3α-Etiocholanediol explained

3α-Etiocholanediol, or simply etiocholanediol, also known as 3α,5β-androstanediol or as etiocholane-3α,17β-diol, is a naturally occurring etiocholane (5β-androstane) steroid and an endogenous metabolite of testosterone. It is formed from 5β-dihydrotestosterone (after 5β-reduction of testosterone) and is further transformed into etiocholanolone.^[1]

See also

• 3β-Etiocholanediol
• 3α-Androstanediol
• 3β-Androstanediol

External links

• Metabocard for Etiocholanediol (HMDB00551) - Human Metabolome Database

Notes and References

1. The isolation of pregnanol-3(alpha)-one-20,pregnanediol-3(alpha), 20(beta), and etiocholanediol-3(alpha),17(beta) from the bile of pregnant cows . 18889940 . 1948 . PEARLMAN WH . CERCEO E . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 176 . 2 . 847–856 . 10.1016/S0021-9258(19)52700-4 . free .