Renanolone

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Renanolone
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Systematic (IUPAC) name
3α-hydroxy-5β-pregnane-11,20-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number 565-99-1
ATC code none
PubChem CID 68930
ChemSpider 16736755
Chemical data
Formula C20H30O4
Molar mass 334.450 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image

Renanolone (INN), or 11-ketopregnanolone, is a semisynthetic neuroactive steroid which was described as a general anesthetic, but was never introduced for clinical use.[1] Its isomers, alfaxolone and alfadolone, are also general anesthetics, and are known to act as positive allosteric modulators of the GABAA receptor, a property which is almost certain to be the case for renanolone as well.

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  1. ^ R.A. Hill; H.L.J. Makin; D.N. Kirk; G.M. Murphy (23 May 1991). Dictionary of Steroids. CRC Press. p. 592. ISBN 978-0-412-27060-4.