Chemical Component Summary

Name(3BETA)-3-HYDROXYPREGN-5-EN-20-ONE
SynonymsPREGNENOLONE
Identifiers1-[(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
FormulaC21 H32 O2
Molecular Weight316.478
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESCC(=O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CC=C4[C@@]3(CC[C@@H](C4)O)C)C
InChIInChI=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
InChIKeyORNBQBCIOKFOEO-QGVNFLHTSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count55
Chiral Atom Count7
Bond Count58
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB02789 
NamePregnenolone
Groups
  • approved
  • experimental
DescriptionA 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.
SynonymsPregnenolone
Brand NamesPregnenolone
Categories
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A Substrates
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A4 Substrates
  • Cytochrome P-450 Substrates
  • Fused-Ring Compounds
CAS number145-13-1

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Nuclear receptor subfamily 1 group I member 2MEVRPKESWNHADFVHCEDTESVPGKPSVNADEEVGGPQICRVCGDKATG...unknown
Sulfotransferase family cytosolic 2B member 1MDGPAEPQIPGLWDTYEDDISEISQKLPGEYFRYKGVPFPVGLYSLESIS...unknown
Cytochrome P450 3A4MALIPDLAMETWLLLAVSLVLLYLYGTHSHGLFKKLGIPGPTPLPFLGNI...unknownsubstrate
Solute carrier family 10 member 6MRANCSSSSACPANSSEEELPVGLEVHGNLELVFTVVSTVMMGLLMFSLG...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
Pharos CHEMBL253363
PubChem 8955
ChEMBL CHEMBL253363
ChEBI CHEBI:16581
CCDC/CSD WOMGOV, CUTBAV, PREGOL, PREGOL01, CUTBOJ, TIPMAH
COD 7202349