Bioactivity | 11-Beta-hydroxyandrostenedione (4-Androsten-11β-ol-3,17-dione) is a steroid mainly found in the the adrenal origin (11β-hydroxylase is present in adrenal tissue, but absent in ovarian tissue). 11-Beta-hydroxyandrostenedione is a 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11βHSD) isozymes inhibitor. As 4-androstenedione increases, measuring plasma 11-Beta-hydroxyandrostenedione can distinguish the adrenal or ovarian origin of hyperandrogenism[1][2]. | ||||||||||||
Invitro | In order to establish that this conversion is catalysed by the lyase activity of CYP17A1, 21-deoxycortisol (21dF) and 21-deoxycortisone (21dE) is assayed within the LNCaP cell line. Upon the transfection of CYP17A1, 11-Beta-hydroxyandrostenedione (11OHA4)-pathway metabolites increase, 21dF and 21dE are in fact metabolised to 11-Beta-hydroxyandrostenedione and 11-ketoprogesterone (11KP4) by CYP17A1, respectively[2]. | ||||||||||||
Name | 11-Beta-hydroxyandrostenedione | ||||||||||||
CAS | 382-44-5 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C19H26O3 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 302.41 | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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