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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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Chemical formula | C21H36O2 |
Molar mass | 320.517 g·mol |
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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.
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See also: List of neurosteroidsReferences
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- 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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