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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D006907
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Preferred Name

17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone

Definitions
A 21-carbon steroid that is converted from PREGNENOLONE by STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE. It is an intermediate in the delta-5 pathway of biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.
Synonyms
17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,17alpha)-Isomer
17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,13alpha,17alpha)-Isomer
17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3alpha)-Isomer
17-Hydroxypregnenolone
17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,13alpha)-Isomer
17 alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone
17alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone
17alpha Hydroxypregnenolone
17 Hydroxypregnenolone
Hydroxypregnenolone
Pregn-5-en-20-one, 3,17-dihydroxy-, (3beta)-
17 alpha Hydroxypregnenolone
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