16alpha-hydroxy steroid

A 16-hydroxy steroid in which the hydroxy group at position 16 has alpha-configuration.

ChEBI ID: 16799

Members (7)

Member	Definition	Role
16-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone		16alpha-hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone
16-hydroxytestosterone	A C19-steroid that is testosterone in which the hydrogen at the 16alpha position has been replaced by a hydroxy group.	16alpha-hydroxytestosterone
algestone	A C21-steroid that is pregn-4-ene substituted by oxo groups at position 3 and 20 and hydroxy groups at positions 16 and 17.	algestone
estetrol	A 3-hydroxy steroid that is 17beta-estradiol which has been substituted at the 15alpha and 16alpha positions by two additional hydroxy groups. It is a natural estrogen produced exclusively during pregnancy by the fetal liver.	estetrol
estriol	A 3-hydroxy steroid that is estra-1,3,5(10)-trien-3-ol substituted by additional hydroxy groups at positions 16 and 17 (16alpha,17beta-stereoisomer).	estriol
estriol 3-glucuronide	A steroid glucosiduronic acid that is the 3-beta-D-glucuronide of estriol; a steroid hormone ligand recognised by the monoclonal antibody 4155.	estriol 3-O-(beta-D-glucuronide)
triamcinolone	A C21-steroid hormone that is 1,4-pregnadiene-3,20-dione carrying four hydroxy substituents at positions 11beta, 16alpha, 17alpha and 21 as well as a fluoro substituent at position 9. Used in the form of its 16,17-acetonide to treat various skin infections.	triamcinolone