Pregnenolone

A 21-carbon steroid, derived from CHOLESTEROL and found in steroid hormone-producing tissues. Pregnenolone is the precursor to GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.

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Tree Number(s): D04.210.500.745.745.725, D06.472.040.585.745, D06.472.334.851.687.500

MeSH Unique ID: D011284

Registry Number: 73R90F7MQ8

Entry Terms:

• 5-Pregnen-3-beta-ol-20-one
• 5 Pregnen 3 beta ol 20 one

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Polycyclic Compounds
Fused-Ring Compounds
Steroids
Pregnanes
Pregnenes
Pregnenolone
17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone
Pregnenolone Carbonitrile

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Hormones
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Hydroxycorticosteroids
Pregnenolone
17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone

All MeSH Categories
Chemicals and Drugs Category
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Hormones
Gonadal Hormones
Gonadal Steroid Hormones
Progesterone Congeners
Pregnenolone
17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone