List of steroid abbreviations
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The steroid
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s are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations for steroid hormones, with supporting references to the literature.
Steroid
A steroid is a type of organic compound that contains a characteristic arrangement of four cycloalkane rings that are joined to each other. Examples of steroids include the dietary fat cholesterol, the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone, and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone.The core...
hormone
Hormone
A hormone is a chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. In essence, it is a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one...
s are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations for steroid hormones, with supporting references to the literature.
Table of abbreviations
| Trivial Name | Abbreviation(s) | Systematic Name |
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| Cholesterol Cholesterol Cholesterol is a complex isoprenoid. Specifically, it is a waxy steroid of fat that is produced in the liver or intestines. It is used to produce hormones and cell membranes and is transported in the blood plasma of all mammals. It is an essential structural component of mammalian cell membranes... |
Chol | 5-cholesten-3beta-ol |
| Progestin Progestin A progestin is a synthetic progestogen that has progestinic effects similar to progesterone. The two most common uses of progestins are for hormonal contraception , and to prevent endometrial hyperplasia from unopposed estrogen in hormone replacement therapy... s |
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| Pregnenolone Pregnenolone Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens. As such it is a prohormone. Pregnenolone sulfate is a GABAA antagonist and increases neurogenesis in the hippocampus.-Chemistry:Like other steroids,... |
P5 or Preg | 3beta-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one |
| 17-hydroxypregnenolone 17-Hydroxypregnenolone 17-Hydroxypregnenolone , is a C21 steroid that is obtained by hydroxylation of pregnenolone at the C17α position. This step is performed by the mitochondrial cytochrome P450 enzyme 17α-hydroxylase that is present in the adrenal and gonads. Peak levels are reached in humans at the end of puberty... |
17-OHP5 or 17P5 | 3beta,17-dihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one |
| Progesterone Progesterone Progesterone also known as P4 is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenesis of humans and other species... |
P4 or P | 4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| 17-hydroxyprogesterone 17-Hydroxyprogesterone 17-Hydroxyprogesterone is a C-21 steroid hormone produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids.As a hormone, 17OHP also interacts with the progesterone receptor.-Production:... |
17-OHP4 or 17OHP or 17P4 | 17-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| Androgen Androgen Androgen, also called androgenic hormone or testoid, is the generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors... s |
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| Androstenedione Androstenedione Androstenedione is a 19-carbon steroid hormone produced in the adrenal glands and the gonads as an intermediate step in the biochemical pathway that produces the androgen testosterone and the estrogens estrone and estradiol.-Synthesis:Androstenedione is the common precursor of male and female sex... |
A4 or AE | 4-androstene-3,17-dione |
| 4-Hydroxyandrostenedione | 4-OH-A | |
| 11β-Hydroxyandrostenedione | 11βOHA4 or 11βOHΔ4 or OHA | 11beta-4-androstene-3,17-dione |
| Androstanediol Androstanediol 3β-Androstanediol is an androstanediol derived from DHT in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme 3-β-HSD... |
Adiol | 3-beta,17-beta-Androstanediol |
| Androsterone Androsterone Androsterone is a steroid hormone with weak androgenic activity. It is made in the liver from the metabolism of testosterone. Its beta-isomer is Epiandrosterone.-History:... |
AN | 3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one |
| Epiandrosterone Epiandrosterone Epiandrosterone is a steroid hormone with weak androgenic activity. It is a natural metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone via the 5-alpha reductase enzyme. It was first isolated in 1931, by Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt and Kurt Tscherning... |
EPIA | 3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one |
| Adrenosterone Adrenosterone Adrenosterone is a steroid hormone with weak androgenic effect. It was first isolated in 1936 from the adrenal cortex by Tadeus Reichstein at the Pharmaceutical Institute in the University of Basel. Originally, adrenosterone was called Reichstein's substance G... |
AT | 4-androstene-3,11,17-trione |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone Dehydroepiandrosterone 5-Dehydroepiandrosterone is a 19-carbon endogenous steroid hormone. It is the major secretory steroidal product of the adrenal glands and is also produced by the gonads and the brain. DHEA is the most abundant circulating steroid in humans.... |
DHEA or DHA | 3beta-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-one |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate | DHEAS or DHAS | 3beta-sulfooxy-5-androsten-17-one |
| Testosterone Testosterone Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands... |
T | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
| Epitestosterone Epitestosterone Epitestosterone is a natural steroid, an inactive epimer of the hormone testosterone. Structurally, it differs from testosterone only in the configuration at the OH-bearing carbon, C17... |
epiT | 17alpha-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
| 5α-Dihydrotestosterone | DHT or 5α-DHT | 17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one |
| 5β-Dihydrotestosterone | 5β-DHT | 17beta-hydroxy-5beta-androstan-3-one |
| 11β-Hydroxytestosterone | OHT or 11β-OHT | 11beta,17beta-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
| 11-Ketotestosterone 11-Ketotestosterone 11-Ketotestosterone is an oxidized form of testosterone that contains a keto group at position-11. It is related to adrenosterone, an androgen found in trace quantities in humans. In fish, 11-ketotestosterone functions as the endogenous androgenic sex hormone.... |
11-KT | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3,17-dione |
| Estrogen Estrogen Estrogens , oestrogens , or œstrogens, are a group of compounds named for their importance in the estrous cycle of humans and other animals. They are the primary female sex hormones. Natural estrogens are steroid hormones, while some synthetic ones are non-steroidal... s |
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| Estrone Estrone Estrone is an estrogenic hormone secreted by the ovary as well as adipose tissue.Estrone is one of several natural estrogens, which also include estriol and estradiol... |
E1 | 3-hydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratrien-17-one |
| Estradiol Estradiol Estradiol is a sex hormone. Estradiol is abbreviated E2 as it has 2 hydroxyl groups in its molecular structure. Estrone has 1 and estriol has 3 . Estradiol is about 10 times as potent as estrone and about 80 times as potent as estriol in its estrogenic effect... |
E2 | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17beta-diol |
| Estriol Estriol Estriol is one of the three main estrogens produced by the human body.-Synthesis:Estriol is only produced in significant amounts during pregnancy as it is made by the placenta from 16-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone sulfate , an androgen steroid made in the fetal liver and adrenal glands.The human... |
E3 | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,16alpha,17beta-triol |
| Corticosteroid Corticosteroid Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex. Corticosteroids are involved in a wide range of physiologic systems such as stress response, immune response and regulation of inflammation, carbohydrate metabolism, protein catabolism, blood electrolyte... s |
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| Corticosterone Corticosterone Corticosterone is a 21-carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands.-Roles:In many species, including amphibians, reptiles, rodents and birds, corticosterone is a main glucocorticoid, involved in regulation of fuel, immune reactions, and stress... |
B or CORT | 11beta,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| Deoxycorticosterone Deoxycorticosterone 11-Deoxycorticosterone is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland that possesses mineralocorticoid activity and acts as a precursor to aldosterone. As its names indicate, it can be understood as 21-hydroxy- variant of progesterone or a 11-deoxy- variant of corticosterone... |
DOC | 21-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| Cortisol Cortisol Cortisol is a steroid hormone, more specifically a glucocorticoid, produced by the adrenal gland. It is released in response to stress and a low level of blood glucocorticoids. Its primary functions are to increase blood sugar through gluconeogenesis; suppress the immune system; and aid in fat,... |
F | 11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| 11-Deoxycortisol | S | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| Cortisone Cortisone Cortisone is a steroid hormone. It is one of the main hormones released by the adrenal gland in response to stress. In chemical structure, it is a corticosteroid closely related to corticosterone. It is used to treat a variety of ailments and can be administered intravenously, orally,... |
E | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,11,20-trione |
| 18-Hydroxycorticosterone 18-Hydroxycorticosterone 18-Hydroxycorticosterone is a derivative of corticosterone.It serves as an intermediate in the synthesis of aldosterone by the enzyme aldosterone synthase in the zona glomerulosa:... |
18OHB or 18B | 11beta,18,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| 1α-Hydroxycorticosterone | 1α-B | 1alpha,11beta,,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
| Aldosterone Aldosterone Aldosterone is a hormone that increases the reabsorption of sodium ions and water and the release of potassium in the collecting ducts and distal convoluted tubule of the kidneys' functional unit, the nephron. This increases blood volume and, therefore, increases blood pressure. Drugs that... |
A or ALDO | 18,11-hemiacetal of 11beta,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-4-pregnen-18-al |