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IUPAC names
(8S,9S,10S,13R,14S,17S)-17-ethyl-
10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12, 14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H- cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene |
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24909-91-9 |
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CHEBI:8386 |
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5256760 |
| PubChem | 6857422 |
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| C21H36 | |
| Molar mass | 288.511 g/mol |
| Density | 0.926 g/ml |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pregnane is a C21 steroid and, indirectly, a parent of progesterone. It is a parent hydrocarbon for two series of steroids stemming from 5α-pregnane (originally allopregnane) and 5β-pregnane (17β-ethyletiocholane). It has a gonane core.
5β-Pregnane is the parent of the progesterones, pregnane alcohols, ketones, and several adrenocortical hormones and is found largely in urine as a metabolic product of 5β-pregnane compounds.
Pregnanes are steroid derivatives with carbons present at positions 1 through 21.
Most biologically significant pregnane derivatives fall into one of two groups: pregnenes and pregnadienes. Another class is pregnatrienes.
Pregnenes have a double bond. Examples include:
Pregnadienes have two double bonds. Examples include: