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. 2015 Sep 4;13:101. doi: 10.1186/s12958-015-0100-6

Table 7.

Assignment of steroid hormone metabolites to their main reference

Full trivial name Reference Analyzed enzyme system
Androgen metabolites
 Androsterone Androstenedione, testosterone, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2, HSD17B3
 Etiocholanolone Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2, HSD17B3
 11β-Hydroxy-androsterone 11β-hydroxy-androstenedione, cortisol
 Dehydroepiandrosterone Dehydroepiandrosterone HSD3B2
 5-Androstene-3β,17β-diol Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone
 5-Androstene-3β,17β-triol Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone
 16α-Hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone Dehydroepiandrosterone
 5-Androstene-3β,16α,17β-triol Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone
 11β-Hydroxy-etiocholanolone Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, cortisol
 11-Oxo-etiocholanolone Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, cortisol
 Testosterone Testosterone
 5α-Dihydrotestosterone Testosterone
Oestrogen metabolites
 Estriol Estradiol
 17β-Estradiol Estradiol
Progesterone metabolites
 Pregnenolone Pregnenolone
 17-Hydroxypregnanolone 17-Hydroxy-progesterone CYP17A1, POR
 Pregnanediol Pregnenolone POR
 Pregnanetriol 17-Hydroxy-progesterone CYP21A2, POR
 11-Oxopregnanetriol 17-Hydroxy-progesterone CYP21A2
 5-Pregnene-3β,16α,17,20α-triol 17-Hydroxy-pregnenolone HSD3B2
11-Deoxysteroid hormone metabolites
 Tetrahydro-11-deoxycortisol 11-Deoxycortisol CYP11B1
 Tetrahydro-11-deoxycorticosterone Corticosterone
Corticosterone metabolites
 Tetrahydrocorticosterone 11-Deoxycorticosterone CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2
 5α-Tetrahydrocorticosterone 11-Deoxycorticosterone CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2
 Tetrahydro-11-dehydrocorticosterone Corticosterone CYP17A1, POR
 Tetrahydroaldosterone Aldosterone
Cortisol metabolites
 Cortisol Cortisol HSD11B2
 Tetrahydrocortisol Cortisol CYP21A2, CYP11B1, CYP17A1, HSD3B2, POR, HSD11B2, H6PDH, HSD17B3
 5α-Tetrahydrocortisol Cortisol CYP21A2, CYP11B1, CYP17A1, HSD3B2, POR, HSD11B2, H6PDH, HSD17B3, SRD5A2
 α-Cortol Cortisol HSD11B2
 β-Cortol Cortisol HSD11B2
 20α-Dihydrocortisol Cortisol
 6β-Hydroxycortisol Cortisol
 18-Hydroxycortisol Cortisol
Cortisone metabolites
 Cortisone Cortisol, cortisone HSD11B2
 Tetrahydrocortisone Cortisol, cortisone CYP21A2, CYP11B1, CYP17A1, HSD3B2, POR, HSD11B2, H6PDH, HSD17B3
 α-Cortolone Cortisol, cortisone HSD11B2
 β-Cortolone Cortisol, cortisone HSD11B2
 20α-Dihydrocortisone Cortisol, cortisone
 20β-Dihydrocortisone Cortisol, cortisone