4-Dehydroepiandrosterone (4-DHEA) is a
steroid
A steroid is an organic compound with four fused compound, fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration.
Steroids have two principal biological functions: as important components of cell membranes t ...
that is an
isomer
In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element (chemistry), element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space. ''Isomerism'' refers to the exi ...
of
5-dehydroepiandrosterone.
4-DHEA has been prepared by laboratory synthesis.
[Ward, Margaret G.; Orr, James C.; Engel, Lewis L. A convenient synthesis of 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one. Journal of Organic Chemistry (1965), 30(5), 1421-3.]
Synonyms
Synonyms for 4-dehydroepiandrosterone are:
3β-Hydroxy-4-androsten-17-one, 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-D4-androsten-17-one, 3β-hydroxyandrost-4-en-17-one, 3β-hydroxy-etioallocholan-4-en-17-one, and 4-androsten-3β-ol-17-one.
References
Sterols
Anabolic–androgenic steroids
Androstanes
Ketones
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