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  1. 17-alpha-hydroxypregnenolone

    17α-Hydroxypregnenolone is a pregnane (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 (CYP17A1) that is present in the adrenal and gonads. Peak levels are reached in humans at the end of puberty and then decline. High levels are also achieved during pregnancy. It is also a known neuromodulator.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. 17-alpha-Hydroxypregnenolone

    A 21-carbon steroid that is converted from PREGNENOLONE by STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE. It is an intermediate in the delta-5 pathway of biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and the adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of 17-alpha-hydroxypregnenolone in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of 17-alpha-hydroxypregnenolone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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