Chemistry:List of androstanes

This is a list of androstanes, or androstane derivatives.

Androstanes

• Androstanol
  • 3α,5α-Androstanol (5α-androstan-3α-ol) – an endogenous CAR antagonist
  • 3α,5β-Androstanol (5α-androstan-3β-ol) – an endogenous CAR antagonist
  • 5α,17-Androstanol (5α-androstan-17-ol) – an endogenous CAR antagonist
• Androstanone
  • 5α-Androstanone (5α-androstan-3-one)
• Androstanediol
  • 3α-Androstanediol (5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) – an endogenous androgen, estrogen, and neurosteroid
  • 3β-Androstanediol (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol) – an endogenous estrogen
• Androstanedione
  • 5α-Androstanedione (5α-androstane-3,17-dione)
  • 5β-Androstanedione (5β-androstane-3,17-dione)
• Androstanolone
  • Dihydrotestosterone (5α-androstan-17β-ol-3-one) – an endogenous androgen
  • 5β-Dihydrotestosterone (5β-androstan-17β-ol-3-one)
  • Androsterone (5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one) – an endogenous androgen and neurosteroid
  • Epiandrosterone (5α-androstan-3β-ol-17-one) – an endogenous androgen
  • Etiocholanolone (5β-androstan-3α-ol-17-one) – an endogenous neurosteroid
  • Epietiocholanolone (5β-androstan-3β-ol-17-one)

Androstenes

• Androstenol
  • 3α,5α-Androstenol (5α-androst-16-en-3α-ol) – an endogenous pheromone, neurosteroid, and CAR antagonist
  • 3β,5α-Androstenol (5α-androst-16-en-3β-ol) – an endogenous pheromone
• Androstenone
  • 5α-Androstenone (5α-androst-16-en-3-one) – an endogenous pheromone
• Androstenediol
  • Δ⁵-Androstenediol (Δ⁵-androsten-3β,17β-diol) – an endogenous androgen, estrogen, and testosterone intermediate
  • Δ⁴-Androstenediol (Δ⁴-androsten-3β,17β-diol) – an androgen and testosterone prodrug
  • Δ¹-Androstenediol (Δ¹-androsten-3β,17β-diol) – an androgen and δ¹-testosterone prodrug
• Androstenedione
  • Δ⁴-Androstenedione (Δ⁴-androsten-3,17-dione) – an endogenous androgen and testosterone intermediate
  • Δ⁵-Androstenedione (Δ⁵-androsten-3,17-dione) – an androgen and testosterone prodrug
  • Δ¹-Androstenedione (Δ¹-androsten-3,17-dione) – an androgen and δ¹-testosterone prodrug
• Androstenetrione
  • δ⁴-Androstenetrione (δ⁴-androstene-3,6,17-trione) – an aromatase inhibitor
• Androstenolone
  • Testosterone (δ⁴-androsten-17β-ol-3-one) – an endogenous androgen
  • δ¹-Testosterone (δ¹-androsten-17β-ol-3-one) – an androgen
  • Epitestosterone (δ⁴-androsten-17α-ol-3-one) – an inactive steroid
  • Dehydroepiandrosterone (δ⁵-androsten-3β-ol-17-one) – an endogenous androgen, neurosteroid, agonist of PPARα, PXR, and CAR, and testosterone intermediate

Androstadienes

• Androstadienol
  • δ⁵-Androstadienol (δ⁵,16-androstadien-3β-ol) – an endogenous pheromone
  • δ⁴-Androstadienol (δ⁴,16-androstadien-3β-ol) – a synthetic pherine
• Androstadienone
  • δ⁴-Androstadienone (δ⁴,16-androstadien-3-one) – an endogenous pheromone

Anabolic steroids

Many synthetic androgens and anabolic steroids are androstane derivatives.

Some progestins, such as ethisterone and dimethisterone, are also androstane derivatives.

See also

• List of androgens/anabolic steroids