Basic Info

Common NameAndrostenedione(F05296)
2D Structure
Description

Androstenedione is a delta-4 19-carbon steroid that is produced not only in the testis, but also in the ovary and the adrenal cortex. Depending on the tissue type, androstenedione can serve as a precursor to testosterone as well as estrone and estradiol. It is the common precursor of male and female sex hormones. Some androstenedione is also secreted into the plasma, and may be converted in peripheral tissues to testosterone and estrogens. Androstenedione originates either from the conversion of dehydroepiandrosterone or from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is further converted to either testosterone or estrone. The production of adrenal androstenedione is governed by ACTH, while production of gonadal androstenedione is under control by gonadotropins.

FRCD IDF05296
CAS Number63-05-8
PubChem CID6128
FormulaC19H26O2
IUPAC Name

(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S)-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,17-dione

InChI Key

AEMFNILZOJDQLW-QAGGRKNESA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/C19H26O2/c1-18-9-7-13(20)11-12(18)3-4-14-15-5-6-17(21)19(15,2)10-8-16(14)18/h11,14-16H,3-10H2,1-2H3/t14-,15-,16-,18-,19-/m0/s1

Canonical SMILES

CC12CCC(=O)C=C1CCC3C2CCC4(C3CCC4=O)C

Isomeric SMILES

C[C@]12CCC(=O)C=C1CC[C@@H]3[C@@H]2CC[C@]4([C@H]3CCC4=O)C

WikipediaAndrostenedione
Synonyms
        
            delta-4-Androstenedione
        
            androstenedione
        
            4-Androstene-3,17-dione
        
            Androst-4-ene-3,17-dione
        
            63-05-8
        
            4-Androstenedione
        
            Androtex
        
            3,17-Dioxoandrost-4-ene
        
            SKF 2170
        
            Fecundin
        
Classifies
                

                  
                    Animal Toxin
                  

                
        
Update DateNov 13, 2018 17:07

Chemical Taxonomy

KingdomOrganic compounds
SuperclassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassSteroids and steroid derivatives
SubclassAndrostane steroids
Intermediate Tree NodesNot available
Direct ParentAndrogens and derivatives
Alternative Parents
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic homopolycyclic compounds
SubstituentsAndrogen-skeleton - Oxosteroid - 17-oxosteroid - 3-oxosteroid - 3-oxo-delta-4-steroid - Delta-4-steroid - Cyclohexenone - Cyclic ketone - Ketone - Organic oxygen compound - Organic oxide - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organooxygen compound - Carbonyl group - Aliphatic homopolycyclic compound
DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as androgens and derivatives. These are 3-hydroxylated C19 steroid hormones. They are known to favor the development of masculine characteristics. They also show profound effects on scalp and body hair in humans.

Properties

Property NameProperty Value
Molecular Weight286.415
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count0
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count2
Rotatable Bond Count0
Complexity546
Monoisotopic Mass286.193
Exact Mass286.193
XLogP2.7
Formal Charge0
Heavy Atom Count21
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count5
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count0
Isotope Atom Count0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count1

ADMET

Model Result Probability
Absorption
Blood-Brain BarrierBBB+0.9793
Human Intestinal AbsorptionHIA+1.0000
Caco-2 PermeabilityCaco2+0.8011
P-glycoprotein SubstrateSubstrate0.5526
P-glycoprotein InhibitorInhibitor0.8564
Non-inhibitor0.6615
Renal Organic Cation TransporterNon-inhibitor0.6632
Distribution
Subcellular localizationMitochondria0.6953
Metabolism
CYP450 2C9 SubstrateNon-substrate0.8548
CYP450 2D6 SubstrateNon-substrate0.9131
CYP450 3A4 SubstrateSubstrate0.7193
CYP450 1A2 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9046
CYP450 2C9 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9387
CYP450 2D6 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.9386
CYP450 2C19 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8138
CYP450 3A4 InhibitorNon-inhibitor0.8483
CYP Inhibitory PromiscuityLow CYP Inhibitory Promiscuity0.8067
Excretion
Toxicity
Human Ether-a-go-go-Related Gene InhibitionWeak inhibitor0.7599
Non-inhibitor0.7469
AMES ToxicityNon AMES toxic0.9508
CarcinogensNon-carcinogens0.9313
Fish ToxicityHigh FHMT0.9773
Tetrahymena Pyriformis ToxicityHigh TPT0.8648
Honey Bee ToxicityHigh HBT0.8182
BiodegradationNot ready biodegradable0.9343
Acute Oral ToxicityIII0.7373
Carcinogenicity (Three-class)Warning0.4588

Model Value Unit
Absorption
Aqueous solubility-3.7528LogS
Caco-2 Permeability1.7593LogPapp, cm/s
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Toxicity
Rat Acute Toxicity1.5360LD50, mol/kg
Fish Toxicity0.2662pLC50, mg/L
Tetrahymena Pyriformis Toxicity0.5188pIGC50, ug/L

References

TitleJournalDatePubmed ID
Contaminants of emerging concern in surface waters in Barbados, West Indies.Environ Monit Assess2017 Nov 1429138943
Relationships between POPs, biometrics and circulating steroids in male polarbears (Ursus maritimus) from Svalbard.Environ Pollut2017 Nov28710978
Gossypol inhibits LH-induced steroidogenesis in bovine theca cells.Anim Sci J2017 Jan27128796
Effects of butylated hydroxyanisole on the steroidogenesis of rat immature Leydigcells.Toxicol Mech Methods2016 Sep27388148
Accelerated follicle growth during the culture of isolated caprine preantralfollicles is detrimental to follicular survival and oocyte meiotic resumption.Theriogenology2016 Oct 127371972
Equol inhibits growth, induces atresia, and inhibits steroidogenesis of mouseantral follicles in vitro.Toxicol Appl Pharmacol2016 Mar 1526876617
Direct effects of the algal toxin, domoic acid, on ovarian function: Bovine granulosa and theca cells as an in vitro model.Ecotoxicol Environ Saf2015 Mar25528487
Disposition and metabolic profile of the weak androgen Dehydroepiandrosterone(DHEA) following administration as part of a nutritional supplement to exercised horses.Drug Test Anal2015 Jan25242721
T-2 toxin regulates steroid hormone secretion of rat ovarian granulosa cells through cAMP-PKA pathway.Toxicol Lett2015 Feb 325542145
Hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls decrease circulating steroids in femalepolar bears (Ursus maritimus).Environ Res2015 Apr25725300
Experimental model of toxin-induced subclinical mastitis and its effect on disruption of follicular function in cows.Theriogenology2014 Nov25212394
High cortisol and cortisone levels are associated with breast milk dioxin concentrations in Vietnamese women.Eur J Endocrinol2014 Jan24123093
Peptidoglycan inhibits progesterone and androstenedione production in bovine ovarian theca cells.Toxicol In Vitro2014 Aug24727680
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inhibits steroid production in theca cells of bovine follicles in vitro: distinct effect of LPS on theca cell function in pre- and post-selection follicles.J Reprod Dev201424769841
Yolk concentrations of hormones and glucose and egg weight and egg dimensions in unincubated chicken eggs, in relation to egg sex and hen body weight.Gen Comp Endocrinol2013 Jun 1523510857
Estradiol synthesis and release in cultured female rat bone marrow stem cells.Biomed Res Int201323484106
Molecularly imprinted polymer applied to the selective isolation of urinarysteroid hormones: an efficient tool in the control of natural steroid hormonesabuse in cattle.J Chromatogr A2012 Dec 2823195708
Confirmatory analysis of steroids in muscle using liquid chromatography-tandemmass spectrometry.Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess2011Apr21337239
Immediate and carryover effects of Gram-negative and Gram-positive toxin-induced mastitis on follicular function in dairy cows.Theriogenology2011 Sep 1521705051
Maternal exposure to benzo[b]fluoranthene disturbs reproductive performance in male offspring mice.Toxicol Lett2011 May 3021392559

Targets

General Function:
Androgen binding
Specific Function:
Functions as an androgen transport protein, but may also be involved in receptor mediated processes. Each dimer binds one molecule of steroid. Specific for 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone, testosterone, and 17-beta-estradiol. Regulates the plasma metabolic clearance rate of steroid hormones by controlling their plasma concentration.
Gene Name:
SHBG
Uniprot ID:
P04278
Molecular Weight:
43778.755 Da
References
  1. Cherkasov A, Ban F, Santos-Filho O, Thorsteinson N, Fallahi M, Hammond GL: An updated steroid benchmark set and its application in the discovery of novel nanomolar ligands of sex hormone-binding globulin. J Med Chem. 2008 Apr 10;51(7):2047-56. doi: 10.1021/jm7011485. Epub 2008 Mar 11. [18330978 ]
General Function:
Testosterone 17-beta-dehydrogenase (nadp+) activity
Specific Function:
Favors the reduction of androstenedione to testosterone. Uses NADPH while the two other EDH17B enzymes use NADH.
Gene Name:
HSD17B3
Uniprot ID:
P37058
Molecular Weight:
34515.345 Da
References
  1. Maltais R, Luu-The V, Poirier D: Synthesis and optimization of a new family of type 3 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitors by parallel liquid-phase chemistry. J Med Chem. 2002 Jan 31;45(3):640-53. [11806715 ]
General Function:
Testosterone dehydrogenase (nad+) activity
Specific Function:
Favors the reduction of estrogens and androgens. Also has 20-alpha-HSD activity. Uses preferentially NADH.
Gene Name:
HSD17B1
Uniprot ID:
P14061
Molecular Weight:
34949.715 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
Oxygen binding
Specific Function:
Catalyzes the formation of aromatic C18 estrogens from C19 androgens.
Gene Name:
CYP19A1
Uniprot ID:
P11511
Molecular Weight:
57882.48 Da
References
  1. Sipes NS, Martin MT, Kothiya P, Reif DM, Judson RS, Richard AM, Houck KA, Dix DJ, Kavlock RJ, Knudsen TB: Profiling 976 ToxCast chemicals across 331 enzymatic and receptor signaling assays. Chem Res Toxicol. 2013 Jun 17;26(6):878-95. doi: 10.1021/tx400021f. Epub 2013 May 16. [23611293 ]
General Function:
Steroid hydroxylase activity
Specific Function:
Responsible for the metabolism of a number of therapeutic agents such as the anticonvulsant drug S-mephenytoin, omeprazole, proguanil, certain barbiturates, diazepam, propranolol, citalopram and imipramine.
Gene Name:
CYP2C19
Uniprot ID:
P33261
Molecular Weight:
55930.545 Da
References
  1. Sipes NS, Martin MT, Kothiya P, Reif DM, Judson RS, Richard AM, Houck KA, Dix DJ, Kavlock RJ, Knudsen TB: Profiling 976 ToxCast chemicals across 331 enzymatic and receptor signaling assays. Chem Res Toxicol. 2013 Jun 17;26(6):878-95. doi: 10.1021/tx400021f. Epub 2013 May 16. [23611293 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Nuclear receptor. Binds preferentially to double-stranded oligonucleotide direct repeats having the consensus half-site sequence 5'-AGGTCA-3' and 4-nt spacing (DR-4). Regulates cholesterol uptake through MYLIP-dependent ubiquitination of LDLR, VLDLR and LRP8; DLDLR and LRP8. Interplays functionally with RORA for the regulation of genes involved in liver metabolism (By similarity). Exhibits a ligand-dependent transcriptional activation activity (PubMed:25661920).
Gene Name:
NR1H2
Uniprot ID:
P55055
Molecular Weight:
50973.375 Da
References
  1. Sipes NS, Martin MT, Kothiya P, Reif DM, Judson RS, Richard AM, Houck KA, Dix DJ, Kavlock RJ, Knudsen TB: Profiling 976 ToxCast chemicals across 331 enzymatic and receptor signaling assays. Chem Res Toxicol. 2013 Jun 17;26(6):878-95. doi: 10.1021/tx400021f. Epub 2013 May 16. [23611293 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
The steroid hormones and their receptors are involved in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Progesterone receptor isoform B (PRB) is involved activation of c-SRC/MAPK signaling on hormone stimulation.Isoform A: inactive in stimulating c-Src/MAPK signaling on hormone stimulation.Isoform 4: Increases mitochondrial membrane potential and cellular respiration upon stimulation by progesterone.
Gene Name:
PGR
Uniprot ID:
P06401
Molecular Weight:
98979.96 Da
References
  1. Sipes NS, Martin MT, Kothiya P, Reif DM, Judson RS, Richard AM, Houck KA, Dix DJ, Kavlock RJ, Knudsen TB: Profiling 976 ToxCast chemicals across 331 enzymatic and receptor signaling assays. Chem Res Toxicol. 2013 Jun 17;26(6):878-95. doi: 10.1021/tx400021f. Epub 2013 May 16. [23611293 ]
General Function:
Trans-1,2-dihydrobenzene-1,2-diol dehydrogenase activity
Specific Function:
Catalyzes the conversion of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols. Catalyzes the reduction of prostaglandin (PG) D2, PGH2 and phenanthrenequinone (PQ) and the oxidation of 9-alpha,11-beta-PGF2 to PGD2. Functions as a bi-directional 3-alpha-, 17-beta- and 20-alpha HSD. Can interconvert active androgens, estrogens and progestins with their cognate inactive metabolites. Preferentially transforms androstenedione (4-dione) to testosterone.
Gene Name:
AKR1C3
Uniprot ID:
P42330
Molecular Weight:
36852.89 Da
References
  1. Overington JP, Al-Lazikani B, Hopkins AL: How many drug targets are there? Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2006 Dec;5(12):993-6. [17139284 ]
General Function:
Steroid delta-isomerase activity
Specific Function:
3-beta-HSD is a bifunctional enzyme, that catalyzes the oxidative conversion of Delta(5)-ene-3-beta-hydroxy steroid, and the oxidative conversion of ketosteroids. The 3-beta-HSD enzymatic system plays a crucial role in the biosynthesis of all classes of hormonal steroids. Efficiently catalyzes the transformation of pregnenolone to progesterone, 17-alpha-hydroxypregnenolone to 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, DHEA to 4-androstenedione, dihydrotestosterone to 5-alpha-androstane-3 beta,17 beta-diol, dehydroepiandrosterone to androstenedione and 5-alpha-androstan-3 beta,17 beta-diol to 5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone.
Gene Name:
HSD3B1
Uniprot ID:
P14060
Molecular Weight:
42251.25 Da
References
  1. Ishii-Ohba H, Inano H, Tamaoki B: Purification and properties of testicular 3 beta-hydroxy-5-ene-steroid dehydrogenase and 5-ene-4-ene isomerase. J Steroid Biochem. 1986 Oct;25(4):555-60. [2945972 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Steroid hormone receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors that regulate eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Transcription factor activity is modulated by bound coactivator and corepressor proteins. Transcription activation is down-regulated by NR0B2. Activated, but not phosphorylated, by HIPK3 and ZIPK/DAPK3.
Gene Name:
AR
Uniprot ID:
P10275
Molecular Weight:
98987.9 Da
References
  1. Ma R, Cotton B, Lichtensteiger W, Schlumpf M: UV filters with antagonistic action at androgen receptors in the MDA-kb2 cell transcriptional-activation assay. Toxicol Sci. 2003 Jul;74(1):43-50. Epub 2003 May 2. [12730620 ]
General Function:
Zinc ion binding
Specific Function:
Nuclear hormone receptor. The steroid hormones and their receptors are involved in the regulation of eukaryotic gene expression and affect cellular proliferation and differentiation in target tissues. Ligand-dependent nuclear transactivation involves either direct homodimer binding to a palindromic estrogen response element (ERE) sequence or association with other DNA-binding transcription factors, such as AP-1/c-Jun, c-Fos, ATF-2, Sp1 and Sp3, to mediate ERE-independent signaling. Ligand binding induces a conformational change allowing subsequent or combinatorial association with multiprotein coactivator complexes through LXXLL motifs of their respective components. Mutual transrepression occurs between the estrogen receptor (ER) and NF-kappa-B in a cell-type specific manner. Decreases NF-kappa-B DNA-binding activity and inhibits NF-kappa-B-mediated transcription from the IL6 promoter and displace RELA/p65 and associated coregulators from the promoter. Recruited to the NF-kappa-B response element of the CCL2 and IL8 promoters and can displace CREBBP. Present with NF-kappa-B components RELA/p65 and NFKB1/p50 on ERE sequences. Can also act synergistically with NF-kappa-B to activate transcription involving respective recruitment adjacent response elements; the function involves CREBBP. Can activate the transcriptional activity of TFF1. Also mediates membrane-initiated estrogen signaling involving various kinase cascades. Isoform 3 is involved in activation of NOS3 and endothelial nitric oxide production. Isoforms lacking one or several functional domains are thought to modulate transcriptional activity by competitive ligand or DNA binding and/or heterodimerization with the full length receptor. Essential for MTA1-mediated transcriptional regulation of BRCA1 and BCAS3. Isoform 3 can bind to ERE and inhibit isoform 1.
Gene Name:
ESR1
Uniprot ID:
P03372
Molecular Weight:
66215.45 Da
References
  1. Sipes NS, Martin MT, Kothiya P, Reif DM, Judson RS, Richard AM, Houck KA, Dix DJ, Kavlock RJ, Knudsen TB: Profiling 976 ToxCast chemicals across 331 enzymatic and receptor signaling assays. Chem Res Toxicol. 2013 Jun 17;26(6):878-95. doi: 10.1021/tx400021f. Epub 2013 May 16. [23611293 ]