Figure 5.

The percentage distribution of various biological activities associated with estrone (4), a compound known for its diverse pharmacological properties. The activities and their corresponding percentages are as follows: (1) ovulation inhibitor (18.8%); (2) cardiovascular analeptic (18.4%); (3) anti-hypercholesterolemic (17.4%); (4) apoptosis agonist (15.7%); (5) lipid metabolism regulator (15%); (6) prostate disorders treatment (14.7%). Estrone (4), which is a steroid bearing an aromatic ring A, is present in the pollen and seeds of numerous plants and plays a role in the reproductive development of these plants [35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43].