17-Ketosteroid

17-Ketosteroid

A 17-ketosteroid is a steroid that has a ketone (C=O) functional group at the 17 position (in the upper right corner of most diagrams.)

Examples of 17-ketosteroids include:

* Androstenedione
* Androsterone
* Estrone
* Dehydroepiandrosterone

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  • ketosteroid — [kēt΄ō stir′oid΄, kēt΄ōster′oid΄] n. a steroid containing a ketone group in the molecule …   English World dictionary

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  • ketosteroid — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1939 a steroid (as cortisone or estrone) containing a ketone group …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ketosteroid — /ki tos teuh royd /, n. Biochem. any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group. [1935 40; KETO + STEROID] * * * …   Universalium

  • ketosteroid — noun Any steroid having a ketone functional group …   Wiktionary

  • Ketosteroid — Ke|to|ste|ro|id: Sammelbez. für die hormonaktiven Steroide mit einer Ketogruppe an C 17 (17 K.), seltener an C 20 (20 K.) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ketosteroid — Keto|stero|i̱d [↑Keton u. ↑Steroid] s; [e]s, e: Steroid mit einer Ketogruppe an einem bestimmten Kohlenstoffatom (Abk.: KS) …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • ketosteroid — ke·to·steroid …   English syllables

  • ketosteroid — ke•tos•ter•oid [[t]kɪˈtɒs təˌrɔɪd[/t]] n. phl biochem. any of a group of steroids containing a ketone group • Etymology: 1935–40 …   From formal English to slang

  • ketosteroid — noun a steroid containing a ketone group • Hypernyms: ↑steroid • Hyponyms: ↑androsterone, ↑estrone, ↑oestrone, ↑theelin, ↑Estronol, ↑cortisone, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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