Deoxycorticosterone

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Function 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 Internet Database 6 References

More Specific Terms

• 18-OH deoxycorticosterone or 18-OH desoxycorticosterone

Function

• mineralocorticoid
• no significant glucocorticoid activity
• produced from progesterone by steroid 21-beta-hydroxylase
• converted to cortisosterone by steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase

More General Terms

• pregnenedione
• hydroxycorticosteroid
• mineralocorticoid
• adrenal cortex hormone

Additional Terms

• 11-deoxycorticosterone in serum/urine/blood
• adrenal steroid biosynthesis

Internet Database

PubChem: 6166
PubChem: 223578
PubChem: 3001
PubChem: 5952

References

- Wikipedia: 11-deoxycorticosterone [1] 11-deoxycorticosterone (desoxycorticosterone)