Chemical Properties
White Solid
Uses
Labelled 5β-Pregnane-3α,20α-diol, a metabolite of Progesterone (P755900).
Uses
5β-Pregnane-3α,20α-diol is a metabolite of Progesterone (P755900).
Uses
Progesterone metabolite
Definition
ChEBI: Pregnanediol is a corticosteroid hormone. It is a tautomer of a 5beta-pregnane-3beta,20alpha-diol.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the diol from acetone. The diacetate [1174-69-2] crystallises from pet ether with m 180o (also 182183o) and [] D 20 +35o (c 1.1, CHCl3). [Marian Biochem J 23 1090 1929, Fish et al. J Biol Chem 143 716 1942, Hieschmann J Biol Chem 140 797 1941, Johnson et al. J Chem Soc 1302 1954, Glick et al. J Org Chem 27 3121 1962, Beillstein 6 III 4778, 6 IV 6111.]
