Bioactivity | 6-Dehydroprogesterone (Δ6-Progesterone) is a steroid compound that can be found in Botryodiplodia theobromae. 6-Dehydroprogesterone is a metabolic product of Progesterone (HY-N0437) after a microbial dehydrogenation reaction. 6-Dehydroprogesterone can be used to study steroid metabolism pathways, microbial dehydrogenase activity, and the biotransformation of steroids[1]. |
CAS | 1162-56-7 |
Formula | C21H28O2 |
Molar Mass | 312.45 |
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |
Reference | [1]. Smith KE, et al. Microbial transformations of steroids--IV. 6,7-Dehydrogenation; a new class of fungal steroid transformation product. J Steroid Biochem. 1989 Aug;33(2):271-6. |