Compound

6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one

A 17β-hydroxy steroid that is testosterone bearing an additional hydroxy substituent at the 6β-position.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:34477), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:34477ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of 6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound
Formula: C19H28O3
Mass: 304.43 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: XSEGWEUVSZRCBC-ZVBLRVHNSA-N
SMILES: [H][C@@]12C[C@@H](O)C3=CC(=O)CC[C@]3(C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@]1(C)[C@@H](O)CC[C@@]21[H]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What the reference databases state

Chemical structure

6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one has the functional parent testosteroneCompoundChEBI CHEBI:34477Inferred only

Statements

1 statement

1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: 6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one · Sources: Human-GEM

Order

testosterone is converted to 6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-oneCompoundHuman-GEM MAR07958Inferred only

Reactions

5 reactions

proton+NADPH(4-)+dioxygen+testosterone6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one+water+NADP(3-)
Catalysed by CYP3A7
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.14.14.1endoplasmic reticulum
Human-GEM MAR07958CC BY 4.0Reference data
6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedcytosol, endoplasmic reticulum
Human-GEM MAR07960CC BY 4.0Reference data
6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedcytosol, extracellular space
Human-GEM MAR07961CC BY 4.0Reference data
6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableextracellular space
Human-GEM MAR09237CC BY 4.0Reference data
testosterone+reduced [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase]+dioxygen6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one+oxidized [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase]+water+hydron
Catalysed by CYP3A4 or CYP3A5 or CYP3A7 or CYP1B1 or CYP46A1
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:46296CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

9 names

Resolves to: 6beta,17beta-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one

Also called: (6beta,17beta)-6,17-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one(6β,17β)-6,17-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one4-androsten-6beta,17beta-diol-3-one4-androsten-6β,17β-diol-3-one6beta-Hydroxytestosterone6beta,17beta-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-one6β,17β-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-oneST 19:2;O3
Systematic name: 6β,17β-dihydroxyandrost-4-en-3-one