The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations for steroid hormones, with supporting references to the literature.
Trivial Name | Abbreviation(s) | Systematic Name |
---|---|---|
Cholesterol | Chol[1] | 5-cholesten-3beta-ol |
Progestogens | ||
Pregnenolone | P5[2] or Preg[3] | 3beta-hydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one |
17α-Hydroxypregnenolone | 17-OHP5[4] or 17P5[5] | 3beta,17-dihydroxy-5-pregnen-20-one |
Progesterone | P4[6] or P[3] | 4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone | 17-OHP4[4] or 17OHP[7] or 17P4[5] | 17α-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Allopregnanolone | ALLO | 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one |
Androgens | ||
Androstenedione | A4[8] or AE[9] | 4-androstene-3,17-dione |
4-Hydroxyandrostenedione | 4-OH-A[3] | |
11β-Hydroxyandrostenedione | 11βOHA4[10] or 11βOHΔ4[11] or OHA[12] | 11β-Hydroxy-4-androstene-3,17-dione |
Androstanediol | Adiol[13] | 3-beta,17-beta-Androstanediol |
Androsterone | AN[9] | 3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one |
Epiandrosterone | EPIA[14] | 3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one |
Adrenosterone | AT[citation needed] | 4-androstene-3,11,17-trione |
Dehydroepiandrosterone | DHEA[15] or DHA[16] | 3beta-hydroxy-5-androsten-17-one |
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate | DHEAS[8] or DHAS[16] | 3beta-sulfooxy-5-androsten-17-one |
Testosterone | T[4] | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
Epitestosterone | epiT[17] | 17alpha-hydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
5α-Dihydrotestosterone | DHT[15] or 5α-DHT[18] | 17beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-3-one |
5β-Dihydrotestosterone | 5β-DHT[18] | 17beta-hydroxy-5beta-androstan-3-one |
11β-Hydroxytestosterone | OHT[12] or 11β-OHT[19] | 11beta,17beta-dihydroxy-4-androsten-3-one |
11-Ketotestosterone | 11-KT[20] | 17beta-hydroxy-4-androsten-3,17-dione |
Estrogens | ||
Estrone | E1[6] | 3-hydroxy-1,3,5(10)-estratrien-17-one |
Estradiol | E2[4] | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17beta-diol |
Estriol | E3[6] | 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,16alpha,17beta-triol |
Corticosteroids | ||
Corticosterone | B[7] or CORT[21] | 11beta,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
11-Deoxycorticosterone | DOC[7] | 21-hydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Cortisol | F[7] | 11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
11-Deoxycortisol | S[22] | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Cortisone | E[7] | 17,21-dihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,11,20-trione |
18-Hydroxycorticosterone | 18OHB[23] or 18B[24] | 11beta,18,21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
1α-Hydroxycorticosterone | 1α-B[25] | 1alpha,11beta, 21-trihydroxy-4-pregnene-3,20-dione |
Aldosterone | A[7] or ALDO[26] | 18,11-hemiacetal of 11beta,21-dihydroxy-3,20-dioxo-4-pregnen-18-al |
{{cite journal}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)