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Allopregnanediol

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Allopregnanediol
Names
IUPAC name 5α-Pregnane-3α,20α-diol
Systematic IUPAC name (1S,3aS,3bR,5aS,7R,9aS,9bS,11aS)-1--9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-1H-cyclopentaphenanthren-7-ol
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EC Number
  • 201-313-7
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C21H36O2/c1-13(22)17-6-7-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)8-10-20(14,2)19(16)9-11-21(17,18)3/h13-19,22-23H,4-12H2,1-3H3/t13-,14+,15+,16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1Key: YWYQTGBBEZQBGO-BERLURQNSA-N
SMILES
  • C(1CC21(CC32CC43(CC(C4)O)C)C)O
Properties
Chemical formula C21H36O2
Molar mass 320.517 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Allopregnanediol, or 5α-pregnane-3α,20α-diol, is an endogenous metabolite of progesterone and allopregnanolone and an isomer of pregnanediol (5β-pregnan-3α,20α-diol). It has been found to act like a partial agonist of an allosteric site of the GABA receptor and hence might play a biological role as a neurosteroid. It has also been found to act as an agonist of the human pregnane X receptor, albeit with an EC50 that is more than an order of magnitude lower than that of other endogenous pregnanes like pregnenolone, pregnanediol, allopregnanedione, and allopregnanolone.

Chemistry

See also: List of neurosteroids

References

  1. Finn, Deborah A.; Purdy, Robert H. (2007). "Neuroactive Steroids in Anxiety and Stress". Handbook of Contemporary Neuropharmacology. doi:10.1002/9780470101001.hcn026. ISBN 978-0470101001.
  2. Belelli D, Gee KW (1989). "5 alpha-pregnan-3 alpha,20 alpha-diol behaves like a partial agonist in the modulation of GABA-stimulated chloride ion uptake by synaptoneurosomes". Eur. J. Pharmacol. 167 (1): 173–6. doi:10.1016/0014-2999(89)90760-7. PMID 2550257.
  3. Ekins, Sean; Reschly, Erica J; Hagey, Lee R; Krasowski, Matthew D (2008). "Evolution of pharmacologic specificity in the pregnane X receptor". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 8 (1): 103. Bibcode:2008BMCEE...8..103E. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-103. ISSN 1471-2148. PMC 2358886. PMID 18384689.
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