1-androstenedione

1-Androstenedione

1-Androstenedione

Chemical compound


1-Androstenedione, or 5α-androst-1-ene-3,17-dione, also known as 4,5α-dihydro-δ1-4-androstenedione, is a synthetic androgen and anabolic steroid. It is a 5α-reduced isomer of the endogenous steroid 4-androstenedione and acts as an androgen prohormone of 1-testosterone (4,5α-dihydro-δ1-testosterone), a derivative of dihydrotestosterone (DHT).[1]

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1-Androstenedione is on the World Anti-Doping Agency's list of prohibited substances,[2] and is therefore banned from use in most major sports.

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References

  1. Zhang H, Qiu Z (December 2006). "An efficient synthesis of 5α-androst-1-ene-3,17-dione". Steroids. 71 (13–14): 1088–90. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2006.09.008. PMID 17123559. S2CID 53258890.
  2. "The World Anti-Doping Code: The 2012 Prohibited List" (PDF). World Anti-Doping Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2012-07-17.



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