11ß-Hydroxyandrostenedione

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Steroid carbon nomenclature

Trivial name: 11ß-Hydroxyandrostenedione
Systematic name: 11ß-Hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione
Molecular formula: C19H26O3
CAS Number: 382-44-5

Product

Pathway: Androstenedione -> 11ß-Hydroxyandrostenedione
Reaction: steroid ß-hydroxylation at C11
Enzyme: P450c11 (steroid 11ß-hydroxylase), CYP11B
EC 1.14.15.4

Reference

  1. Ruckpaul, K. and Rein, H., Eds. (1990) Frontiers in Biotransformation, vol. 3: Molecular Mechanisms of Adrenal Steroidogenesis and Aspects of Regulation and Application. Taylor & Francis, London.

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