Hydroxysteroid
Class of chemical compounds
A hydroxysteroid is a molecule derived from a steroid with a hydrogen replaced with a hydroxy group. When the hydroxy group is specifically at the C3 position, hydroxysteroids are referred to as sterols, with an example being cholesterol.
See also
- Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
- Ketosteroid
External links
- Hydroxysteroids at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
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Steroid classification
- Gonane
- Estrane: Dehydrogenated: Estrene
- Estradiene
- Estratriene; Substituted: Estratrienolone
- Estratrienediol
- Estratrienetriol
- Androstane: Dehydrogenated: Androstene
- Androstadiene
- Androstatriene; Substituted: Androstanol
- Androstenol
- Androstanone
- Androstenone
- Androstanediol
- Androstenediol
- Androstanedione
- Androstenedione
- Androstenetrione
- Androstanolone
- Androstenolone
- Androstadienol
- Androstadienone; Etiocholane
- Pregnane: Dehydrogenated: Pregnene
- Pregnadiene
- Pregnatriene; Substituted: Pregnanediol
- Pregnanetriol
- Pregnenediol
- Pregnanedione
- Pregnenedione
- 5α-Pregnane
- 5β-Pregnane
- 17-Ketosteroid
- Hydroxysteroid
- Halogenated steroid
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