17-OH pregnenolone

Function

• intermediate in formation of dehydroepiandrosterone
• formed from pregnenolone by the action of CYP17A1
• converted to progesterone by the action of 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase

More general terms

• pregnenedione
• 17 hydroxycorticosteroid
• adrenal cortex hormone; corticosteroid

Additional terms

• steroid biosynthesis

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=247974
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=91451
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=440573
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=657322