List of steroid abbreviations
The steroid hormones 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 | Chol[1] | 5-cholesten-3beta-ol |
Progestogens | ||
Pregnenolone | P5[2] or Preg[3] | 3beta-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one |
17α-Hydroxypregnenolone | 17-OHP5[4] or 17P5[5] | 3beta,17-dihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one |
Progesterone | P4[6] or P[3] | 4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone | 17-OHP4[4] or 17OHP[7] or 17P4[5] | 17α-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Allopregnanolone | ALLO | 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one |
Androgens | ||
Androstenedione | A4[8] or AE[9] | 4-androstene-3,17-dione |
4-Hydroxyandrostenedione |
4-OH-A[3] | |
11β-Hydroxyandrostenedione | 11βOHA4[10] or 11βOHΔ4[11] or OHA[12] | 11β-Hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione |
Androstanediol | Adiol[13] | 3-beta,17-beta-Androstanediol |
Androsterone | AN[9] | 3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one |
Epiandrosterone | EPIA[14] | 3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one |
Adrenosterone | AT[citation needed] | 4-androstene-3,11,17-trione |
Dehydroepiandrosterone | DHEA[15] or DHA[16] | 3beta-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-one |
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate | DHEAS[8] or DHAS[16] | 3beta-sulfooxy-5-androsten-17-one |
Testosterone | T[4] | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
Epitestosterone | epiT[17] | 17alpha-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
5α-Dihydrotestosterone |
DHT[15] or 5α-DHT[18] | 17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one |
5β-Dihydrotestosterone | 5β-DHT[18] | 17beta-hydroxy-5beta-androstan-3-one |
11β-Hydroxytestosterone | OHT[12] or 11β-OHT[19] | 11beta,17beta-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
11-Ketotestosterone | 11-KT[20] | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3,17-dione |
Estrogens | ||
Estrone | E1[6] | 3-hydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratrien-17-one |
Estradiol | E2[4] | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17beta-diol |
Estriol | E3[6] | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,16alpha,17beta-triol |
Corticosteroids | ||
Corticosterone | B[7] or CORT[21] | 11beta,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
11-Deoxycorticosterone | DOC[7] | 21-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Cortisol | F[7] | 11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
11-Deoxycortisol | S[22] | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Cortisone | E[7] | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,11,20-trione |
18-Hydroxycorticosterone | 18OHB[23] or 18B[24] | 11beta,18,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
1α-Hydroxycorticosterone | 1α-B[25] | 1alpha,11beta, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Aldosterone | A[7] or ALDO[26] | 18,11-hemiacetal of 11beta,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-4-pregnen-18-al |
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