5α-dihydrotestosterone
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5α-dihydrotestosterone
4,5-dihydrotestosterone; 5α-androstan-17β-ol-3-one; a potent metabolite of testosterone, formed by either of the steroid 5α-reductases. It mediates many of the differentiating, growth-promoting, and functional actions of testosterone by binding to the androgen receptor. Many mutations that inactivate steroid 5α-reductase 2 cause an autosomal recessive form of testicular feminization.
| 5Hyl, 53Bp1, 5-oxoprolinase | |
| 5′ end, 5′AMP, 6-APA |
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