Androstenediol CAS:521-17-5

5-Androstenediol (5-diol olarak kısaltılır), genellikle basitçe şu şekilde anılır: , ve aynı zamanda androst-5-ene-3β olarak da bilinir,17β-diol, endojen bir androjen ve östrojen steroid hormonudur ve dehidroepiandrosterondan testosteronun biyosentezinde bir ara maddedir. (DHEA).

5-Diol, insan adrenal korteksi tarafından üretilen en bol steroidin doğrudan metabolitidir., DHEA. İlgili bileşiğe göre daha az androjeniktir, Δ4-androstendiol, and has been found to stimulate the immune system. When administered to rats, Δ5-diol, in vivo, has approximately 1.4% of the androgenicity of DHEA, 0.54% of the androgenicity of androstenedione, ve 0.21% of the androgenicity of testosterone.

Androstenediol used to be available as a dietary supplement. But under the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004, it was reclassified as a schedule III controlled substance. This means androstenediol is available only as a prescription medicine, and physicians have to follow strict rules when prescribing it.

Androstenediol is used to increase the body’s production of testosterone; increase energy; enhance recovery and growth from exercise; heighten sexual arousal and performance; and promote a greater sense of well-being.