6-Dehydrotestosterone Acetate has been used in the design, synthesis and biochemical studies of new 7α-allylandrostanes as aromatase inhibitors; synthesis of small molecules androgen receptor downregulators as an approach to treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
ChEBI: 6-dehydrotestosterone is a 17beta-hydroxy steroid that is testosterone that contains an additional double bond between positions 6 and 7. It is a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid, a 17beta-hydroxy steroid and an enone. It is functionally related to a testosterone.