16α-hydroxy-DHEA_sulfate

16α-Hydroxy-DHEA sulfate

16α-Hydroxy-DHEA sulfate

Chemical compound

16α-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (16α-OH-DHEA-S), also known as 16α-hydroxy-17-oxoandrost-5-en-3β-yl sulfate, is an endogenous, naturally occurring steroid and a metabolic intermediate in the production of estriol from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) during pregnancy.[1][2] It is the C3β sulfate ester of 16α-hydroxy-DHEA.[3][4]

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References

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    Jerome F. Strauss, III; Robert L. Barbieri (13 September 2013). Yen and Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 256–. ISBN 978-1-4557-2758-2.
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    Hiroshi Yamazaki (23 June 2014). Fifty Years of Cytochrome P450 Research. Springer. pp. 385–. ISBN 978-4-431-54992-5.
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    Mike S. Lee (8 May 2012). Mass Spectrometry Handbook. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 320–. ISBN 978-0-470-53673-5.
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    Shlomo Melmed; Kenneth S. Polonsky; P. Reed Larsen; Henry M. Kronenberg (30 November 2015). Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 839–. ISBN 978-0-323-29738-7.



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