Pregnanediol

Pregnanediol is an inactive product that forms when the body breaks down the hormone progesterone. A test can be done to measure the amount of pregnanediol in urine. The urine test offers an indirect way to measure progesterone levels in the body.^[1]

Pregnanediol

IUPAC name (3R,5R,8R,9S,10S,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(1S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-ol
Other names 5β-Pregnane-3α,20α-diol
Identifiers
CAS number	80-92-2^Y
PubChem	219833
ChemSpider	190585^Y
UNII	JR3JD1Y22C^Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL269897^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES O[C@@H]4CC[C@]3([C@H](CC[C@H]2[C@@H]1CC[C@@H]([C@@]1(C)CC[C@@H]23)[C@@H](O)C)C4)C
InChI InChI=1S/C21H36O2/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/h13-19,22-23H,4-12H2,1-3H3/t13-,14+,15+,16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1^Y Key: YWYQTGBBEZQBGO-BERLURQNSA-N^Y InChI=1/C21H36O2/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/h13-19,22-23H,4-12H2,1-3H3/t13-,14+,15+,16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1 Key: YWYQTGBBEZQBGO-BERLURQNBW
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₁H₃₆O₂
Molar mass	320.51 g mol⁻¹
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Pregnanediol is a steroid.

References

^ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003914.htm