Also known as 3beta,17beta-dihydroxy-5alpha-androstane, (3beta,5alpha,17beta)-androstane-3,17-diol, 3b,17b-Dihydroxy-5a-androstane, 5alpha-Androstane-3beta,17beta-diol, 3b,17b-Androstanediol, 5alpha-Androstan-3beta,17beta-diol, (1S,2S,5S,7S,10R,11S,14S,15S)-2,15-dimethyltetracyclo[8.7.0.0^{2,7}.0^{11,15}]heptadecane-5,14-diol, 5-Alpha-Androstane-3-Beta,17beta-Diol
3β-Androstanediol, also known as 5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol, and sometimes shortened in the literature to 3β-diol, is an endogenous steroid hormone and a metabolite of androgens like dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
3β-Androstanediol, also known as 5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol, and sometimes shortened in the literature to 3β-diol, is an endogenous steroid hormone and a metabolite of androgens like dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
==Biological activity== 3β-Androstanediol is a selective, high-affinity agonist of the ERβ, and hence, an estrogen. In contrast to ERβ, 3β-androstanediol does not bind to the androgen receptor (AR). 3β-Androstanediol has been reported to also bind to ERα with low nanomolar affinity, with several-fold lower affinity relative to ERβ. It has approximately 3% and 7% of the affinity of estradiol at the ERα and ERβ, respectively. Unlike 3α-androstanediol, 3β-androstanediol does not bind to the GABAA receptor.
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