17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone definition

17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone
17 alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3alpha)-Isomer; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,13alpha)-Isomer; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,13alpha,17alpha)-Isomer; 17-Hydroxypregnenolone, (3beta,17alpha)-Isomer
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.