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5α-Androst-16-en-3α-ol

Synonym(s):

Androstenol, 16-(5α)Androsten-3α-ol, 3α-Hydroxy-5α-androst-16-ene

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C19H30O
CAS Number:
1153-51-1
Molecular Weight:
274.44
EC Number:
214-573-1
MDL number:
MFCD00051224
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24891288
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥98% (TLC)

form

powder

drug control

regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

technique(s)

GC/MS: suitable

mp

140-141 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 19.60-20.40 mg/mL, clear, colorless

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@@H](CC[C@H]4C[C@H](O)CC[C@]34C)[C@@H]1CC=C2

InChI

1S/C19H30O/c1-18-9-3-4-16(18)15-6-5-13-12-14(20)7-11-19(13,2)17(15)8-10-18/h3,9,13-17,20H,4-8,10-12H2,1-2H3/t13-,14+,15-,16-,17-,18-,19-/m0/s1

InChI key

KRVXMNNRSSQZJP-PHFHYRSDSA-N

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Application

5-α-androst-16-en-3-α-ol (androstenol) is an androgen believed to act as a pheromone. Androstenol has been used in a study to develop a combined gas chromatography/thermal conversion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/TC/IRMS) method for D/H ratio determination of endogenous urinary steroids.

Biochem/physiol Actions

5alpha-androst-16-en-3alpha-ol (androstenol), is an androgen believed to act as a pheromone.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences, 870(2), 209-215 (2008-07-01)
A novel method using solid-phase extraction coupled with gas chromatography and flame ionization detector (FID)/electron impact mass spectrometry (EIMS) was developed for the determination of 5alpha-androst-16-en-3alpha-ol (androstenol), a steroidal compound belonging to the group of musk odorous 16-androstenes, in truffle
Thomas Piper et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 23(13), 1917-1926 (2009-05-23)
The development and application of a combined gas chromatography/thermal conversion/isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/TC/IRMS) method for D/H ratio determination of endogenous urinary steroids are presented. The key element in sample preparation was the consecutive cleanup with high-performance liquid chromatography of
Jeremy Vincent et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications, 61(Pt 1), 156-159 (2006-03-02)
The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily. In contrast to classical nuclear receptors, which possess small-molecule ligand-inducible activity, CAR exhibits constitutive transcriptional activity in the apparent absence of ligand. CAR is among the most
[Synthesis of mammalian pheromone 5 alpha-androst-16-en-3-one and 5 alpha-Androst-16-en-3 alpha-ol].
G D Han et al.
Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica, 17(9), 696-698 (1982-09-01)
D Benton et al.
Biological psychology, 22(2), 141-147 (1986-04-01)
The hypothesis that 5-alpha-androst-16-en-3 alpha-ol increases the sexual arousal of the human female was examined. This substance is produced by the male and has been suggested to be a possible human pheromone. Groups of female subjects were asked to read
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