CAS: 17913-42-7

Applications (20R)-17α,20-Dihydroxycholesterol, is a derivative of 20α-Hydroxy Cholesterol (H918000), which has been shown to be important since it is an intermediate in the catabolic pathway of Cholesterol (C432501) to Pregnenolone (P712200) and thus to other steroidal hormones. References Chaudhuri N. K., et al.: J. Org. Chem., 34, 3759 (1969); Rosin, Z., et al.: Physiol. Chem., 124, 282 (1923), Schoenheimer, et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 105, 355 (1934), Gemant, et al.: Life Sci., 1, 233 (1962), Johnson, K., et al.: 4, 457 (1964);