Etiocholanolone

Etiocholanolone (5β-Androsterone) is the excreted metabolite of testosterone and has anticonvulsant activity[1]. Etiocholanolone is a less potent neurosteroid positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of the GABAA receptor than its enantiomer form[2].

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[53-42-9]

Product Name Alternative

5β-Androsterone

UNSPSC

12352211

Hazard Statement

H302, H351, H361, H410

Target

Endogenous Metabolite; GABA Receptor

Type

Natural Products

Related Pathways

Membrane Transporter/Ion Channel; Metabolic Enzyme/Protease; Neuronal Signaling

Applications

Neuroscience-Neuromodulation

Field of Research

Neurological Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/etiocholanolone.html

Purity

99.49

Solubility

DMSO : 50 mg/mL (ultrasonic; warming; heat to 60°C)

Smiles

C[C@@]1(CC2)[C@](CC3)([H])[C@](CC[C@]1([H])C[C@@H]2O)([H])[C@@](CCC4=O)([H])[C@]34C

Molecular Formula

C19H30O2

Molecular Weight

290.44

Precautions

H302, H351, H361, H410

References & Citations

[1]Ping Li, et al. Natural and Enantiomeric Etiocholanolone Interact With Distinct Sites on the Rat alpha1beta2gamma2L GABAA Receptor. Mol Pharmacol. 2007 Jun;71 (6) :1582-90.|[2]Dorota Zolkowska, et al. Anticonvulsant Potencies of the Enantiomers of the Neurosteroids Androsterone and Etiocholanolone Exceed Those of the Natural Forms. Psychopharmacology (Berl) . 2014 Sep;231 (17) :3325-32.