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. 2008 Dec;72(4):590–641. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00016-08

TABLE 7.

Steroidal estradiols and estrogen metabolites

Name Molecular formula Source Other names Inhibitory potency, I50 (reference)
4-Hydroxyestradiol C18H24O3 Natural estrogen 4-Hydroxyestradiol-17β; 4-hydroxy-17-β−estradiol; estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,4,17-β-triol 55 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (451)
2-Hydroxyestradiol C18H24O3 Natural estrogen (17β)-Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-2,3,17-triol; estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-2,3,17-β-triol 110 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (451)
17-α-Estradiol C18H24O2 Natural estrogen 1,3,5-Estratriene-3,17-α-diol; 3,17-dihydroxyestratriene; 3,17-α-dihydroxyoestra-1,3,5(10)-triene; epiestradial; epiestradiol; estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17α-diol; oestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17α-diol; estradiol-17-α; α-estradiol 25% inhibition at 42 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (451)
17-β-Estradiol C18H24O2 Natural estrogen 1,3,5-Estratriene-3,17-β-diol; 17-β-estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol; 17-β-OH-estradiol; 17-β-OH-estradiol; 17-β-oestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol; 17β-oestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17-diol; 3,17-epidihydroxyestratriene; 3,17-epidihydroxyoestratriene; 3,17-β-dihydroxy-1,3,5(10)-oestratriene; 3,17-β-estradiol; 3,17-β−estradiol; Aerodiol; Aquadiol 7% inhibition at 14 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (451)
α-Zearalenol C18H24O5 Natural mycoestrogen (4S,8R,12E)-8,16,18-Trihydroxy-4-methyl-3-oxabicyclo[12.4.0]octadeca-12,15,17,19-tetraen-2-one; trans-zearalenol 50 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (451)
β-Zearalanol C18H24O5 Natural mycoestrogen (8S,12E)-8,16,18-Trihydroxy-4-methyl-3-oxabicyclo[12.4.0]octadeca-12,15,17,19-tetraen-2-one 150-200 μM (rat brain MF0F1-ATPase) (451)