5alpha-雄烷二醇

5α-Androstane-3β,17β-diol, also called 3β-androstanediol, and often shortened to 3β-diol, is an endogenous steroid hormone. It is a 5α-reduced and 17β-hydroxylated metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) as well as a 3β-hydroxylated metabolite of dihydrotestosterone (DHT). 3β-Diol is a selective, potent, high-affinity full agonist of the ERβ, and hence, an estrogen. It has higher affinity for this receptor than estradiol. In contrast to ERβ, 3β-diol does not bind to the androgen receptor (AR). 3β-Diol has been reported to also bind to ERα with low nanomolar affinity, with several-fold lower affinity relative to ERβ. Unlike its 3α-isomer, 3α-androstanediol (3α-diol), 3β-diol does not bind to the GABAA receptor.