5α-Pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione

5α-Pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione
Names
IUPAC name
17α-Hydroxy-5α-pregnane-3,20-dione[5][6]
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,3bR,5aS,9aS,9bS,11aS)-1-Acetyl-1-hydroxy-9a,11a-dimethylhexadecahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-one
Other names
5α-17-Hydroxypregnane-3,20-dione,[1] 17-OH-DHP,[2] 5α-Pregnane-17α-ol-3,20-dione,[2] 17-Hydroxydihydroprogesterone,[3] 17α-hydroxy-dihydroprogesterone[4]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
  • Key: UUOHXXXJRQGPLC-JJFNZWTKSA-N
  • InChI=1S/C21H32O3/c1-13(22)21(24)11-8-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)6-9-19(14,2)17(16)7-10-20(18,21)3/h14,16-18,24H,4-12H2,1-3H3/t14-,16+,17-,18-,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
  • CC(=O)[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC[C@@H]4[C@@]3(CCC(=O)C4)C)C)O
Properties
C21H32O3
Molar mass 332.484 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

5α-Pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione, also known as 17α-hydroxy-dihydroprogesterone (17-OH-DHP) is an endogenous steroid, a metabolite of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone.

Function

The androgen backdoor pathway (red arrows) roundabout testosterone embedded in within conventional androgen synthesis that lead to 5α-dihydrotestosterone through testosterone.[7][8][9]

5α-Pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione (17-OH-DHP) is a progestogen, i.e., it binds to the progesterone receptors. However, 17-OH-DHP is better studied as a metabolic intermediate than a progestogen per se.

17-OH-DHP is the first intermediate product within the androgen backdoor pathway[7] in which 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) is 5α-reduced and finally converted to 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) without testosterone intermediate. The subsequent intermediate products in the pathway are 5α-pregnane-3α,17α-diol-20-one, androsterone and 5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol.[9][10] The primary feature of the androgen backdoor pathway is that 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP) can be 5α-reduced and finally converted to 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) via an alternative route that bypasses the conventional[11] intermediates androstenedione and testosterone.[12][13]

Biosynthesis

5α-Pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione is produced by 5α-reduction of 17-OHP. The reaction is catalyzed by SRD5A1[14] and possibly, SRD5A2 enzymes.[7] While the role of the SRD5A1 enzyme in this reaction is well established, it is unclear whether SRD5A2 is also involved.[13] Some authors[2][14] claim that the reduction of 17-OHP to 17OHDHP by SRD5A1 is not "sufficient" or "efficient", as supported by measurements of rat SRD5A2 activity in a 1971 study.[15] In a later study, conducted in 2017, however, it has been shown that recombinant human SRD5A1 and SRD5A2 can catalyze the reduction of 17-OHP at comparable rates to the reduction of progesterone.[16] Given both isozymes may be expressed in fetal tissues of both sexes,[17][18] the action of SRD5A2 in this reaction in humans is yet to be established.[7]

See also

References

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