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(organic chemistry) A neurosteroid that is a metabolite of progesterone
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(organic chemistry) Any of a group of drugs (steroidal amines) with a similar structure based on a steroid nucleus
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(organic chemistry) A monounsaturated derivative of androstane that is the basis of many steroids
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(organic chemistry) Synonym of camphorsulfonate
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(organic chemistry) Any of several estrogen metabolites that contain a catechol group
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(organic chemistry) The sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease
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Alternative form of cholesterin
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(organic chemistry) A stanol formed from the biohydrogenation of cholesterol
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(organic chemistry) A steroid ketone derived from coprostanol
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(organic chemistry) A coumestan with estrogenic activity, found in soybeans and other foods.
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(organic chemistry) Any dehydro derivative of episterol, but especially 5-dehydroepisterol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids
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(organic chemistry) Any of several isomeric steroids, some of which are progestins
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(organic chemistry) A brassinosteroid that is a 6-deoxy- derivative of castasterone
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(chemistry) An ergot alkaloid, one of the three components of ergoloid along with dihydroergocornine and dihydroergocryptine.
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(biochemistry) retinol with two hydrogen atoms added, found in human metabolism of vitamin A
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(organic chemistry) The sterol (3β,5α)-ergosta-7,24(28)-dien-3-ol which is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of steroids.
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(organic chemistry) Any of several derivatives of ergosterol that have four double bonds, typically in the A- and B- rings
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(American spelling, organic chemistry) A steroid hydrocarbon that is the basis of several female hormones
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Glyceryl guaiacolate, an expectorant drug used to assist the expectoration of phlegm from the airways in acute respiratory tract infections.
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(organic chemistry) A particular male sex hormone that is the main component of the arctiid moth pheromone.
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(organic chemistry) Any derivative of cholecalciferol having a hydroxyl grop
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(organic chemistry) A sterol (a ecdysteroid hormone) that controls moulting and metamorphosis of arthropods
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(biochemistry) Any of several hydroxy derivatives of prostaglandin that are smooth muscle relaxants
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(biochemistry) Any of various prostaglandin-like compounds formed in vivo from the free radical-catalyzed peroxidation of essential fatty acids (primarily arachidonic acid) without the direct action of cyclooxygenase enzyme.
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Alternative form of coprosterol [Synonym of coprostanol]
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(organic chemistry) The steroid ketone 17-(1,5-dimethylhex-4-enyl)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-1,2,5,6,7,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
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Constituent of vitamin D₁.
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(organic chemistry) Any of several methyl derivatives of progesterone, but especially 6-methylprogesterone that is an androgenic progestin
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(organic chemistry) A chemical compound found in the rhizome of butcher's broom.
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(biochemistry) A form of isoprostane formed by peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids
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(organic chemistry) Any prostane of plant origin; many show biochemical or pharmacological activity
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(organic chemistry) Any steroid of plant origin
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(biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants. They are white powders with mild, characteristic odor, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohols.
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(organic chemistry) A steroid formed by the metabolism of progesterone; it is excreted in the urine of pregnant women.
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(biochemistry) Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C₂₀ acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones.
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(biochemistry) a C₂₀ fatty acid, containing a cyclopentane ring, that is the basis of the prostaglandins
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(organic chemistry) Any of the prostaglandins and related compounds
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(organic chemistry) A steroid hydrocarbon tetramethyl-nor-cholestane that is a precursor of many triterpenoids and other steroids
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The ester of salicylic acid and acetylcarbinol, used as an antiseptic.
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(organic chemistry) Any of the subclass of many terpenoid compounds of the tetracyclic steroid class that are structural relatives bearing a cleavage of one of the four rings of that parent class. The prototypical secosteroid is cholecalciferol, vitamin D3.
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(organic chemistry) Any of a range of plant sterols used to prepare steroid hormones.
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(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The testosterone ester of undecanoic acid that is an androgen and anabolic steroid medication - C₃₀H₄₈O₃.
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Alternative form of tocofersolan [A synthetic water-soluble version of vitamin E.]
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(organic chemistry) An androgen prohormone estra-4,9,11-triene-3,17-dione
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(organic chemistry) Any of a group of cyclic dipeptides derived from a brevianamide
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(organic chemistry) A particular brassinosteroid
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Any of several fat-soluble vitamins, found in plants, that act as antioxidants and are essential for reproduction; the tocopherols.
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(biochemistry) Any sterol found in animal tissue
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(biochemistry) A cholesterol intermediate.
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(organic chemistry) The steroid ketone cholesta-8(9),24-dien-3-one related to zymosterol
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