Chemistry:3α-Dihydroprogesterone

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3α-Dihydroprogesterone
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Names
IUPAC name
3α-Hydroxypregn-4-en-20-one
Systematic IUPAC name
1-[(1S,3aS,3bS,7R,9aR,9bS,11aS)-7-Hydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-2,3,3a,3b,4,5,7,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-1-yl]ethan-1-one
Other names
3α-Dihydroprogesterone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
C21H32O2
Molar mass 316.485 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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3α-Dihydroprogesterone (3α-DHP), also known as 3α-hydroxyprogesterone, as well as pregn-4-en-3α-ol-20-one, is an endogenous neurosteroid.[1] It is biosynthesized by 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase from progesterone.[1] 3α-DHP has been found to act as a positive allosteric modulator of the GABAA receptor and is described as being as active as allopregnanolone in regard to this action.[1] In accordance, it has anxiolytic effects in animals.[2] 3α-DHP has also been found to inhibit the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) from the rat pituitary gland, demonstrating possible antigonadotropic properties.[1] Unlike the case of most other inhibitory neurosteroids, 3α-DHP production is not blocked by 5α-reductase inhibitors like finasteride.[1] No data were available on the progestogenic activity of 3α-DHP as of 1977.[3] Levels of 5α-DHP have been quantified.[4]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Neurosteroids and Brain Function. Academic Press. 12 December 2001. pp. 484–. ISBN 978-0-08-054423-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=BJumUEbiaPYC&pg=PA484. 
  2. Kavaliers, Martin; Wiebe, John P.; Galea, Liisa A.M. , Wikidata Q48124086
  3. "New progesterone metabolites in human myometrium". Steroids 30 (1): 1–14. July 1977. doi:10.1016/0039-128x(77)90131-3. PMID 919010. 
  4. "Reproducibility of an assay to measure serum progesterone metabolites that may be related to breast cancer risk using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry". Horm Mol Biol Clin Investig 23 (3): 79–84. September 2015. doi:10.1515/hmbci-2015-0026. PMID 26353176.