Description
Pregnenolone is an endogenous steroid hormone for inhibition of M1 receptor- and M3 receptor-mediated currents with IC50 of 11.4 μM and 6.0 μM, respectively.
Synonyms
Pregnenolone; NSC 1616; NSC 18158; NSC-1616; NSC18158; NSC1616; NSC-18158; Prenolon; Regnosone; Skinostelon; Enelone; Natolone; Pregnetan; Pregneton; Pregnolon.
IUPAC Name
1-[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-3-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]ethanone
Molecular Formula
C21H32O2
Canonical SMILES
CC(=O)C1CCC2C1(CCC3C2CC=C4C3(CCC(C4)O)C)C
InChI
InChI=1S/C21H32O2/c1-13(22)17-6-7-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)8-10-20(14,2)19(16)9-11-21(17,18)3/h4,15-19,23H,5-12H2,1-3H3/t15-,16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1
InChIKey
ORNBQBCIOKFOEO-QGVNFLHTSA-N
Solubility
0.00706 mg/mL at 37 °C
Application
Glucocortcoid/antiinflammatory